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Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
By:Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 6/26/2009, 8:33 pm

: I'm about to place an order for two fiberglass rollers. I'm thinking about
: getting the 1/2" x 2" and 5" rollers, and was wondering how
: many replacement rollers I should get? Will I have enough time to clean
: the rollers before the resin(slow hardener) begins to set? The prices seem
: alittle high at the website below, or are they about the same everywhere?
: Also, for scarf joints, will the resin bond to Visqueen, or do I need to get
: a different type of plastic sheeting?
: thanks

You don't need those kind of bubble eliminating rollers unless you will apply four layers of glass wet-out at the same time or if you use fiberglass mat.

Go over your one layer of 6 or 4 oz. glass with a plastic squeegee cut from a milk carton and remove excess resin and bubbles in one pass.

Are you working from someone's instructions?

Good Luck,
Rob

Messages In This Thread

Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen question *LINK*
uga_danny -- 6/26/2009, 6:56 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/26/2009, 8:33 pm
Squeegee use
Robert N Pruden -- 6/30/2009, 3:48 pm
Re: Squeegee use
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/1/2009, 4:39 pm
Re: Squeegee use
Robert N Pruden -- 7/2/2009, 9:32 am
Re: Squeegee use
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/2/2009, 11:02 am
Re: Squeegee use
Robert N Pruden -- 7/2/2009, 11:43 am
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
uga_danny -- 6/26/2009, 8:47 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest *LINK*
Chris Sperry -- 6/27/2009, 1:12 am
Re: Material: fiberglass roller and visqueen quest
James -- 6/27/2009, 8:46 pm