I am blindly diving into my first fiberglass job on my square nose. layed my first glass yesterday and i was looking over it today and found several spots where there is a little air gap between the new glass and old body (mostly near the edges) would you recomend cutting these spots out and laying more glass over the top. or not worry about it and lay more glass (i'm going 2 layers regardless) also wondering what grit sand paper you use at first to sand the glass down for the next layer? i was using 60 grit. thanks for any help.
First fiberglass job
- Thread starter mbbling
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If you leave air in the glass your weakening the structure and beggin for more trouble.
Etheraldreamer
Be there and be square.
- Location
- Spring Hill, FL
i agree. cut it out and reglass. 60 grit is fine.
the only thing i would recommend in the future for MAXIMUM strength is to lay the second layer right after the first. that way they are chemically bonded and cure together as one piece.
the only thing i would recommend in the future for MAXIMUM strength is to lay the second layer right after the first. that way they are chemically bonded and cure together as one piece.
thanks for the tips. i have a square nose that was cracked up in the front so i cut the hole nose off. i 2 part foamed the front and shaved it so it is rounded. i was afraid to lay both layers at the same time because i wasn't sure how it was going to turn out. in hind sight i would have slapped it all on together. i used 17 oz biax and wished i would have went thinner to squeeze around the curves. but you live and learn. thanks again for the replys.
spazzit
the eternal hunt
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- south jersey
pics man pics
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- norristown
you are using epoxy resin right
stanton
High on jetskis.
- Location
- atascadero,ca
and not just 2 part"epoxy". EPOXY RESIN is what you need vs. polyester resin what you dont want.
- Location
- Maumee, Ohio
yeah there right
yep. definitely using epoxy resin. right now i'm using the medium speed cure. i wish i would have bought the fast cure. i'll get some pics up soon. I do have one more question. when filling in the hood lip area (i'm using 1/2" chop) do you just do the sides and bulk head sides? or do you do the front too? and if you do the front. how? there is so much space to fill that just runs into the nose. i suppose i could just lay a piece of glass in there but wondering what everyone else does. thanks
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stanton
High on jetskis.
- Location
- atascadero,ca
epoxy with filler on a surf boat. flatwater guys use 2part foam.
stanton
High on jetskis.
- Location
- atascadero,ca
leave the stock one, the flange is needed. use 5200 all around everything. dont forget around the steering cable tube!