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Re: Shop: glass removal
By:Brandon
Date: 11/30/2001, 9:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Shop: glass removal (JimPeterson)

Good point. The boat is a Chesapeake 18 that saw 72 days of hard use on the Sea of Cortez. Now I'm trying to fix the dings on the deck and hull. I sanded through the glass to the wood, then laid a new patch of cloth, wetted and filled. When I sanded to fair it in I guess I was disappointed that it was clearly a patch, and I (unreasonably?) wanted my old boat to look brand new again. So I thought, "Should I just re-glass the whole thing?" I found a thread last night that mentioned taking extra care when the original glass is sanded, not to sand the wood too much or a "halo" will result. I sanded too much. I have to admit, it did seem overly simple, the repairs. Now I know why. Any remedies or insight would be great. And I'll lose the vague questioning. Thx.

Messages In This Thread

Shop: glass removal
Brandon -- 11/29/2001, 7:41 pm
Re: Shop: glass removal
JimPeterson -- 11/30/2001, 12:59 am
Re: Shop: glass removal
Brandon -- 11/30/2001, 9:54 pm
Walk away for a while.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/1/2001, 3:49 am
Re: Walk away for a while.
Tom Johansen -- 12/1/2001, 11:44 pm
Re: Well put Paul!
Don Beale -- 12/1/2001, 9:41 pm
Your a poet...
Brandon -- 12/1/2001, 12:24 pm
Re: you're a paddler
LeeG -- 12/1/2001, 10:08 pm
Re: Shop: glass removal
George F. Johnson -- 11/30/2001, 12:26 am
Re: Shop: glass removal
Don Beale -- 11/29/2001, 9:48 pm