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Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck *PIC*
By:Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 5/20/2010, 3:13 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Hello Rob,

: I am wondering how do you keep the fiberglass from fraying and
: making a soupy mess of resin and fibers when you wet it out? I
: never had any luck with the bias cut thing. I even have tried a
: bias cut tape before and had the same problem with it fraying
: and the fibers start to come out and strands separate. Next
: thing I know the fibers that have separated start to make a mess
: of resin and fiber as I try to wet it out.

The fraying starts with dull scissors. I bought a tool like the one pictured, about $12 to keep my scissors sharp and it makes a big difference.

Then I apply resin with a roller cut down to 1" wide, which doesn't mess with the glass edge. I get a little fraying which I ignore
because it gets removed when I feather the edge.

Rob

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Joining Hull & Deck *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 9:28 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Jay Babina -- 5/21/2010, 9:31 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/20/2010, 2:32 pm
Staples - glass packing tape *NM*
Jay Babina -- 5/21/2010, 9:34 am
Re: Staples - glass packing tape
george jung -- 5/21/2010, 2:24 pm
Different Strokes, Amen Brotha!!
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 9:34 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/20/2010, 1:10 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Paul G. -- 5/20/2010, 10:16 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 10:24 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/20/2010, 10:06 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/20/2010, 2:39 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck *PIC*
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/20/2010, 3:13 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 10:21 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/20/2010, 11:42 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 11:57 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/20/2010, 2:17 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck *PIC*
Farback -- 5/20/2010, 5:47 pm
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Kurt Maurer -- 5/20/2010, 9:33 am
Re: Strip: Joining Hull & Deck
Bill Hamm -- 5/21/2010, 12:24 am
Bias-cut glass: YES!
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/20/2010, 10:40 am
Re: Bias-cut glass: YES!
Wesley Ewell -- 5/20/2010, 11:48 am