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Re: Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP
By:Chip Sandresky
Date: 7/28/2003, 1:31 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP (Rick Sylvia)

Hi Rick, I like some of the previous input. Here is my two cents: I would do it in sections. Corners that point out are much harder than corners pointing in. Pick up a pint or quart of fast hardener and a compatible resin. Coat the coaming lip with a thin layer of epoxy and lay the fabric into the wet epoxy. The fabric will soak up any puddles like a paper towel. Touch up the dry spots with a foam brush. You shouldn't get too many air bubbles that way. Don't monkey with glass that won't stay down; just shave it off the next day with a utility knife. Then scrape down any sharp edges after it's set and apply the next section as needed. It's not necessarily fun but it is manageable anyway :)

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Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP
Rick Sylvia -- 7/28/2003, 8:18 am
Epoxy: Great Commnets - THANKS!
Rick Sylvia -- 7/29/2003, 8:19 am
Re: Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP *Pic*
rnb4tla -- 7/28/2003, 10:50 pm
Re: Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP
Chip Sandresky -- 7/28/2003, 1:31 pm
bias cut cloth & fillets in corners = no problems *NM*
Kurt Hoffman -- 7/28/2003, 12:41 pm
Re: Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP
srchr/gerald -- 7/28/2003, 11:03 am
Re: lip gloss... er, glass
ootek -- 7/28/2003, 9:49 am
Re: Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP
Dave Sprygada -- 7/28/2003, 8:54 am
Re: Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP
Jack Sanderson -- 7/28/2003, 8:49 am
Re: Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP
Jay Babina -- 7/28/2003, 5:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: GLASSING THE LIP
Rick Sylvia -- 7/28/2003, 8:56 am