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Re: filletting the coaming riser
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 1/7/2003, 5:39 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: cockpit coaming (Chip Sandresky)

: I agree with Ross. You can make the fillet really tiny (1/16") and that
: will be enough to help the bias strip stay against the seam. Also, after
: the fillet is cured and you are ready to lay the bias strip on, you can
: paint epoxy on the joint and lay the fabric into the wet epoxy (instead of
: vice versa); that tends to help the fabric "suck" against the
: irregular shape. Consider buying a small batch of fast hardener - it
: develops tack quicker and will help keep the fabric in place.

I mixed up some really sticky dookie schmutz and put on an 1/8" fillet. While the fillet was still wet, I just smooshed the bias glass into it and immediately wet it out. I spread a very thin layer on the underside of the coaming lip, and had a single piece of glass that went from over the recess, up the riser, and under the lip.

CLC recommends you press your glass tape into the fillets as soon as you make them--it really makes it easy to keep the glass tucked down into the fillet.

I then covered the whole shootin' match with kitchen wrap to press out the bubbles.

Shawn

Messages In This Thread

Strip: cockpit coaming
Les -- 1/6/2003, 9:12 pm
Re: Strip: cockpit coaming
KenC -- 1/7/2003, 11:06 pm
Re: Strip: cockpit coaming
Rick Allnutt -- 1/7/2003, 9:21 pm
Re: Strip: cockpit coaming
Chip Sandresky -- 1/7/2003, 12:34 pm
Re: filletting the coaming riser
Shawn Baker -- 1/7/2003, 5:39 pm
Re: Strip: cockpit coaming *LINK* *Pic*
Charles Leach -- 1/7/2003, 11:22 am
Re: Strip: cockpit coaming
Shawn Baker -- 1/7/2003, 5:36 pm
Re: Strip: cockpit coaming *LINK*
Charles Leach -- 1/7/2003, 7:14 pm
Re: Strip: cockpit coaming
Ross Leidy -- 1/6/2003, 11:38 pm
Re: Strip: cockpit coaming
Myrl Tanton -- 1/7/2003, 12:43 pm
Re: What Myrl and Ross said
Shawn Baker -- 1/7/2003, 5:24 pm