filler

[chrisdoc0608]

who uses what for fillers for finish glass work? I am getting to the point where i am going to have alot of sanding to do on all the glass i have layed on my hull and hood. What filler would best suit a nice smooth finish that i can easily sand and will not look like shiot

 

[ags0702]

I've got some filler right here you can use haha


sry had to

 

[madscientist]

micro balloons and a finish coat of finishing glaze

 

[chrisdoc0608]

I have been using the micro balloons for some stuff on the inside and find it pretty tough to sand... is bondo out of the question? I have seen ppl that say hell no and some that use it, but if its gonna be junk I would rather sand the micro balloon filler all day

 

[oxnard111]

take a look at this page... describes which fillers should be used where...

i don't know have much experience, but I thought fairing compound was probably the easiest to sand...

http://www.uscomposites.com/fillers.html

 

[TOBY]

who uses what for fillers for finish glass work? I am getting to the point where i am going to have alot of sanding to do on all the glass i have layed on my hull and hood. What filler would best suit a nice smooth finish that i can easily sand and will not look like shiot

Westsystem 410microlight works the best, i think.... happy sanding

 

[brentR]

what would be better for filling bond rail, microballoons or cabosil, or foam?

 

[oxnard111]

what would be better for filling bond rail, microballoons or cabosil, or foam?

i did mircoballons mixed with chopped strand

 

[brentR]

am i correct to say microballoons isnt as strong as cabosil

 

[chrisdoc0608]

I just got back from sanding the back end of the ski where i cut off then glassed back, I used thickened epoxy after the glass was setting to fill any voids ..... That stuff is a BIOTCH to sand.

and I need to correct myself, I am using cabosil not micro balloons

 

[TOBY]

what would be better for filling bond rail, microballoons or cabosil, or foam?

i used silica but you can also use westsystem 404highDensity filler

 

[madscientist]

CABO IS structural filler and the ballons are aesthetic.

 

[WaveDemon]

cabosil is a bitch to sand
microballoons are easy to sand but leave tiny dimples

 

[oxnard111]

i did mircoballons mixed with chopped strand

i take my statement back. i used silica mixed with chopped strand for my bond line... and laid the glass while the bond line was still setting up. no sanding necessary

 

[Kennay]

I like the west systems microlight that I used. I don't remember it's 3 digit number.

 

[chrisdoc0608]

while im its on my mind, if i use the cabisol and fill in areas where the glass did not cover like i wanted (corners on the back where i cut 3'' off the hull) then sand that down and put a layer of light weight glass over that for smooth finish will that be structurally sound? i also have glass on the inside of the hull and i put cabisol around all the edges on the inside before laying that glass up to seal the inside from water intrusion.