In other news . . . I wedged the ladder hatches out of their molds. A bit tougher than I would have liked and they are both going to need a bit...
I'm not sure if the resin flowed too fast or not. For the amount of resin that would be in the flow media, it seemed like there was not enough to...
Quick Update . . . I ran the infusion test last night, doing 3 samples of laminate, peel ply, and flow media combinations as previously...
Yes, thank you. I conferred with Ondarvr via PM and he indicated the same. :)
Quick Update . . . I'll be running some resin infusion tests tonight, and hopefully the platform infusion on Thursday (April 18, 2019). Then...
Scott, glad to see you over here. I see that you signed up recently.
So as not to get ahead of myself, I think I will run a test of the infusion with the VE resin, similar to what I did with the polyester resin. I...
Considering my resin predicament . . . Plan 'B' for the platform layup. I may do one infusion for the first 2 layers (CSM + DBM1708) and then...
I was thinking (for some reason) that the VE resin had a lower viscosity than Poly resin. Based on Ondarvr's comment, it looks like I had that...
It was laminating resin, so that may have been the issue. I have been using the MCP catalyst which really helps with the working time and allows...
Hopefully, I won't have to re-do the hatches, but I'll know more in a few days. Resin came through & around the release film and made a mess....
Hatches are made . . . not sure how well they will come out. I laid out the glass in the molds . . . [ATTACH] then poured in the resin and...
PVA is on the platform mold. [ATTACH] I'll be gelcoating it tomorrow. :)
Starting on the actual parts . . . Here are the ladder hatch molds with gelcoat applied. [ATTACH] I plan of doing the glass/resin and vacuum...
MIA- Your restoration might be on the high end of the cost scale. :cool: I totally get your comments about folks asking guidance on doing...
