: Thanks bill. I have no idea what the square footage is, maybe
: someone more mathematical could figure it out. Two full layers
: over hanging a guillemot hull by two to four inches all the way
: around. Anyone gonna bite?

: I think that rolling it on would trap alot of resin in the roller
: and not put it on the boat, yes/no? As far as thickness of the
: resin fill coats go would you suggest thicker or thinner resin
: for the roller, and also for the squeegie techniques.

: Hey Farback didn't you use this cloth for your guillemot recently?
: What are your thought on my resin useage? And how many fill
: coats did you use, with which technique? And how much resin for
: the fill coats?

: Sorry to be so full of questions, I am just fishing, as I always
: say if you don't ask, you won't know.

: Thanks
: dave g

Hi Dave,

Thin roller cover, I use West System's foam roller covers, maybe 1/8" thick foam and I cut them down to 3" for a narrow roller frame. Rolling it is not a really accurate term, it's more pushing the resin around, there's no back and forth motion like painting a wall. It's just a fast way to apply the resin, for me at least. I do maybe a 2' square area, then tip off the bubbles and move on to the next area. I do the same thing with varnish btw.

It's not all that uncommon for the first time resin user to get mabye twice the amount of resin on the boat when putting on the cloth than a more experienced person would. It still works, it's just a bit heavier than it could be. It's far far better doing it that way than having dry spots, which have no strength at all.

Bill H.