> I don't know anyone who has strip built more boats than Ted Moores.
> (Canoecraft) He uses West epoxy and wets out glass on to bare wood.
>

> I tried both ways with no noticable difference with the outcome
> except that prior wetting out takes a lot longer.

> He brushes it on which adds more epoxy than a roller. Then he
> squeegees off the extra later. I like this method. I lke putting plenty
> of epoxy on the cloth to insure the wood is good and soaked. Then
> you squeege the cloth just before the epoxy statrts setting up.

> He describes all this in his excellent book (Canoecraft) Make
> sure you pre-heat the room several hours before glassing and drop
> down the temperature a bit as you start . Raising the temp allows
> air to release in the wood fibers - dropping it down will stop it.
>

I wonder why both West's and System Three recommend presealing bare wood before putting glass on? System three literature says "precoat the wood to avoid the problem of having unsealed wood soak too much epoxy,starving the wood/glass bond.Precoating doesn't use any more epoxy than the more difficult method (for experienced fiberglassers only!) and helps insure that maximum peel strength is achieved." From page 14 "The Epoxy Book".

Who is right, The manufacturer of the epoxy or the very experienced users??? What does a home builder do with conflicting methods to choose from? Kern are you out there? Lets here from the supply side

Larry c.