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It was, and yes it was alot of bad work and a waste of time. I thought I was removing enough material but I was wrong. Lesson learned and one I wont soon forget thats for sure. Lol
Thank you
UPDATE: Im assuming it was a combination of not good enough prep and something to do with my shed. But today I took a 36 grit pad to it and grinded it until it looked like blondewood (white). I also moved it from my shed to my driveway thinking the sunlight would help it. Mixed the first batch...
Even if you dont let it cure? Ive tried letting it sit for 30 minutes and went back over it with more resin and then laid the mat out on it and wet it out that way.
Bought a small piece of pine 1x4 today from the store. Going to try it and see what happens. I made some extra and laid out some csm on the inside of my boat. Im thinking if it sticks to the boat and not the wood then Im doing something wrong with the wood.
These were on different pieces of boards. It wasnt just a bunch of failed attempts on the same board. I have not tried wetting out the csm and then applying it. Seems like it would tear/fall apart while being moved. I dont see where it would be bad resin or mekp because I got a batch from the...
Im not sure how old it is. But I figured when I got the quart from the parts store it would be a fresh batch. I dont think the mat is resin starved. Its fully transparent and Im pushing off some excess resin as i roll it out with the grooved roller....
I tried that, I did 1000ml of resin and 10ml mekp. Then went to 15ml mekp when first batch didnt work. I dont have many pictures from when i was doing it. I didnt want to get resin on my phone. Maybe this will help. This is some of the old pieces I pulled off. You can see some of it tried to...
I got it from a local supplier. Like I said though I even bought a quart from the parts house amd I had the same result. Kinda leads me to believe its more the wood than the resin?
I dont mean an actual "cleat" like you wrap a line around. I mean a cleat as in a block of wood or whatever material I can screw my deck into to hold it in place. Basically a small strip that goes around the bow and then my deck would sit on top of it while I tab it in from the top
So Im pretty much over poly at this point. Ive been through 3 1/2 gallons of resin and about 15-20ft of csm and have nothing to show for it. I can literally pull it off in one piece like its a mold. Ive pre coated the wood with a few coats and then laid the csm down. Ive tried it just a layer of...
Im going to be building a flush deck up front. I need to install some cleats about 5/8 from the top of the hull. What material do yall reccommend? I was thinking of the 3/4" pvc trim boards. I could peanut butter them to the sides and secure with stainless screws and never have to worry about...
I really want to get some sanding done on my boat. its going to be another month or so before it gets warm enough to fiberglass. I would like to get the gel coat knocked off the interior and down to bare glass, my dilemma is I don't want it to sit out in the sun and ruin the fiberglass so will a...
now, its time to start on the decks. im having some problems figuring this out. I plan on raising the front deck. just not sure how to do it. since there is a lip on the side of the boat. im thinking of glassing a 1x4 along the lip to set the deck on to raise it. I know epoxy peanut butter would...
