: I made my hatch lips using the instructions the instructions from One Ocean
: Kayaks and they came out really nice. I used 6 layers of 6oz glass cloth
: over a mixture of epoxy, silica, microbaloons and some graphite for color
: (made it very black). I placed the goo on first over the sacrificial
: gasket followed by six layers of wet out 6oz glass. I then covered with
: plastic and laid on a pile of sand. The glass molded to the shape just
: fine and the outcome was a great fit.

: I suspect the heavy carbon cloth you are using will not mold well around the
: gasket and goo. It's the goo you see from topside and goo through glass
: that you see from bottom. I doubt you would be able to make the carbon
: show very well since there's so much goo in the recipe. And you dont need
: the extra strenght of the carbon and it's hidden. I would save the carbon
: for something else and use glass..... Just my thoughts
I ground down the carbon and it looks like there is enough there to still work and it is still good and strong.It may not be a pretty as I was hoping but it will work. Thanks