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2 years ago by 🇿🇦 Ross Wilson (
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Yes, I have the same problem and I've forgotten my password. The site has some good information, but the emails are just too much. I want to terminate my membership.
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📝 Need to bond wood to fibre glass.
2 years ago by 🇿🇦 Ross Wilson ( Able Seaman)
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Hi Tora Dog,
You are quite right I was mistaken, it is the other way round, I used to build body panels for lotus seven replicas. My apologies to David for misleading him.
Cheers,
Ross☹️
You are quite right I was mistaken, it is the other way round, I used to build body panels for lotus seven replicas. My apologies to David for misleading him.
Cheers,
Ross☹️
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📝 Need to bond wood to fibre glass.
2 years ago by 🇿🇦 Ross Wilson ( Able Seaman)
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Hi David,
If it's that cold then wait for the weather to warm up a bit or put it in a warm room at least 20 C . Neither polyester or epoxy like cold weather. I live in South Africa and even here sometimes in the winter I wouldn't attempt to use resin if it's below 20.
If it's that cold then wait for the weather to warm up a bit or put it in a warm room at least 20 C . Neither polyester or epoxy like cold weather. I live in South Africa and even here sometimes in the winter I wouldn't attempt to use resin if it's below 20.
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📝 Need to bond wood to fibre glass.
2 years ago by 🇿🇦 Ross Wilson ( Able Seaman)
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If the hull is made from a polyester resin layup, then you can't bond to it with epoxy resin, it will just come off. If the layup is epoxy resin then you can use either polyester or epoxy. But best to use epoxy. If you're not sure then look at the glass in the layup, if it's chopped strand mat then the resin will be polyester, if the glass is woven, like some sort of fabric, then it's almost certainly epoxy. if you decide on polyester then, thicken it a bit using cotton flock or something similar. Hope this helps and good luck with the mission.
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Ross
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📝 E poxy coating boat hull.
3 years ago by 🇿🇦 Ross Wilson ( Able Seaman)
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Hi jimdogge,
Yes you can colour resin you can buy pigments in many different colours. I epoxied the hull of my Nordkap. I used a very light woven glass cloth with good drape properties. I also used peel tape over the cloth, this material kinda floats on the surface of the resin and you can peel it off once the resin has fully cured, it leaves a matt surface and adds a bit of thickness to the resin layer. If you use a pigment then it's just sand and polish to get back to a glossy finish, if you use clear resin then it's just a matter of sanding it smooth ready for painting. I used a fairly thin resin with a slow cure hardener to give me good pot life and plenty of time to work. Best of luck with the project.
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Ross 👍🤞
Yes you can colour resin you can buy pigments in many different colours. I epoxied the hull of my Nordkap. I used a very light woven glass cloth with good drape properties. I also used peel tape over the cloth, this material kinda floats on the surface of the resin and you can peel it off once the resin has fully cured, it leaves a matt surface and adds a bit of thickness to the resin layer. If you use a pigment then it's just sand and polish to get back to a glossy finish, if you use clear resin then it's just a matter of sanding it smooth ready for painting. I used a fairly thin resin with a slow cure hardener to give me good pot life and plenty of time to work. Best of luck with the project.
Regards,
Ross 👍🤞
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3 years ago by 🇿🇦 Ross Wilson ( Able Seaman)
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The O/D of the outer tube is 6mm.
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