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- Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:29 pm
- Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
- Topic: Epoxy allergy?
- Replies: 37
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Re: Epoxy allergy?
Maybe if you just starting suiting and gloving up before working with it.
- Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:20 pm
- Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
- Topic: Epoxy allergy?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4356
Re: Epoxy allergy?
Take a drop of hardener, dilute it with a bit of alcohol and put a drop on your arm. Then put a bandaid over it and leave it overnight. See if you get a reaction.
- Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:24 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: RB 14 - Tumblehome and Fairing
- Replies: 2
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Re: RB 14 - Tumblehome and Fairing
I had mine fully rounded and smoothed before the glass. After the glass you should just need minor fairing over that area, if you need any at all.
- Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:33 pm
- Forum: Anything else and for sale. . .
- Topic: RB14: Transom modification
- Replies: 2
- Views: 686
Re: RB14: Transom modification
Ok, thanks. I was wondering if just glass strong enough, with no ply scabbed underneath it.
- Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:11 pm
- Forum: Anything else and for sale. . .
- Topic: RB14: Transom modification
- Replies: 2
- Views: 686
RB14: Transom modification
Hoping I can express this clearly enough so that folks understand what I'm trying to do... Before I go any further with assembly of my RB14 I need to convert the transom from a short shaft to a long. When I cut the transom I didn't realize that the motor I wanted to use wasn't available in a short s...
- Wed Mar 11, 2015 12:33 pm
- Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
- Topic: Thinning epoxy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3205
Re: Thinning epoxy
Yea...golden
Well just have to see how the next couple coats come out.
There's no hurry....I ned to buy three more sheets of plywood to finish the boast. Trouble is 8' snow drifts block access to the shop door and even if I had access my trailer is buried in snow.
Its been a tough winter..
Well just have to see how the next couple coats come out.
There's no hurry....I ned to buy three more sheets of plywood to finish the boast. Trouble is 8' snow drifts block access to the shop door and even if I had access my trailer is buried in snow.
Its been a tough winter..
- Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:26 am
- Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
- Topic: Thinning epoxy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3205
Re: Thinning epoxy
This isn't a kerosene heater. It's uses warmed oil in sealed tubes to conduct the heat. Looks like an old-school radiator style heater but plugs into an outlet.
- Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:45 am
- Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
- Topic: Thinning epoxy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3205
Re: Thinning epoxy
Got the first coat of epoxy/resin sanded. Figured it would make more of a mess than it did.... The plan for the next coat is to: Warm the shop up to about 60F or so. Throw a drop cloth over the hull with an oil filled space heater underneath to warm the surface overnight. Set the epoxy/hardener jugs...
- Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:54 pm
- Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
- Topic: Thinning epoxy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3205
Re: Thinning epoxy
No pictures. The hull is currently in the corner of a dark basement so you wouldn't see much anyway. Anyone is welcomed to drive up and take a look though. Be advised you'll need a good 4WD vehicle to get up my drive. Once it's flipped I'll try to move it toward the outside doors. Might be able to g...
- Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:38 pm
- Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
- Topic: Thinning epoxy
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3205
Re: Thinning epoxy
Thanks! In order to get a decent coat of resin/graphite applied I'll have to warm it up. I'll also run the heat in the shop the night before in order to get the hull warmed up a bit too. Heating the shop is expensive but warranted in this case in order to do a good job. As I mentioned in another thr...