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dcconrad
 Post subject: fiberglass mistake
PostPosted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:29 pm 
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I fiberglassed my Tango hull using the dry method but I forgot to put the seal coat down and I am wondering how bad a mistake that was?
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Bob Maskel
 Post subject: Re: fiberglass mistake
PostPosted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:43 pm 
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Hi Dave, not sure what you mean by seal coat, but when I glassed my Sea Knight I did it over the raw plywood hull. Taped the cloth in position over the sanded raw plywood, saturated the cloth with epoxy and made sure the bubbles were out and the cloth was wetted thoroughly and the white spots were gone. It came out just fine, no issues and everything stuck great. I put a couple more coats of epoxy on to fill the weave and she was ready for painting.

Hope this is what you were asking...

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Bill Edmundson
 Post subject: Re: fiberglass mistake
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:38 am 
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Dave,

Ditto Bob's comment.

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leakcheck
 Post subject: Re: fiberglass mistake
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:02 am 
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Dave,

You effectively killed the proverbial two birds with one stone. No problem.


Steve
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billy c
 Post subject: Re: fiberglass mistake
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:18 am 
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leakcheck wrote:

You effectively killed the proverbial two birds with one stone. No problem.


Bob and Bill :?:

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leakcheck
 Post subject: Re: fiberglass mistake
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:58 pm 
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THAT would be a good shot ! :lol:
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Caber-Feidh
 Post subject: Re: fiberglass mistake
PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:21 pm 
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Assuming you are using polyester by needing a seal coat? (and being under fiberglass forum)

Not that bad. The thinned resin really doesn't do all the advocates claim. It does help the cure a bit, but it's not important for adhesion.

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dcconrad
 Post subject: Re: fiberglass mistake
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Thanks everyone for putting my mind at ease.
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