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Re: Silver Fleck
By:Rob Macks
Date: 4/30/2002, 5:03 pm
In Response To: Re: Silver Fleck (Chip Sandresky)

: I noticed a subtle silver fleck under sections of my glass. I figured that I
: dried out the fabric too much or trapped a little air between layers. I'm
: not worrying about it but, assumng we're talking about the same thing,
: what is it. I'd like to avoid it on deck.

: - Chip

The silver fleck is just glass that's not totally wet out.

You have a good shot at not having it if you work in warm temperatures
so your resin is thin and the glass is warm. But you're asking a lot to have the
resin totally saturate the glass cloth and totally displace all the air in the glass
to become totally transparent.

Rob

Messages In This Thread

Strip: shear clamp
Rick Stewart -- 4/28/2002, 11:08 am
Re: Strip: shear clamp
Rob Macks -- 4/30/2002, 12:16 am
Re: Silver Fleck
Chip Sandresky -- 4/30/2002, 3:58 pm
Re: Silver Fleck
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/30/2002, 6:53 pm
Re: Silver Fleck
Rob Macks -- 4/30/2002, 5:03 pm
Re: Strip: shear clamp
Greg Root -- 4/30/2002, 9:46 am
Re: Strip: shear clamp
Rob Macks -- 4/30/2002, 11:17 am
jay babina's method
mike allen ---> -- 4/30/2002, 3:50 pm
Re: jay babina's method
Rob Macks -- 4/30/2002, 5:16 pm
Re: Strip: shear clamp *NM*
Greg Root -- 4/30/2002, 9:46 am