Well..... us fatties aren't as buoyant as i thought :grumpy: yesterday afternoon's one piece transom cover was an epic fail. Everything that could go wrong, did. Ill post some pics so i can look back and laugh. Sure wasn't funny yesterday though, i wasted two quarts of resin and almost 8 feet of 1708 :facepalm: Im on my way this morning to undo the damage from last night, gotta sand all that resin off. After i get it prepped, im gonna do three separate pieces.
what did me in?
lessons well learned, the up side is today has to be better than last night
- it got dark and i only had one drop light
- i wetted out the piece, but, in a rush forgot to wett out the hull
- tried to use a six inch roller, for spaces where i should have been using a 4 inch
- stayed in some spots too long
- ran out of gloves, got resin all over my hands
- spilled a whole bottle of mekp
- was physically tired, was a work day, had been up 24 hours
You're right Wood, I learned from it, put it behind me, now moving forward... though i think some before and after picks are in order, watching the video of this was brutal :fear:
Thank you
I'm looking forward to catching my first fish! :hungry:
Thanks for the tips, I will add them to my repertoireHey Goldie, that stinks.....Im not sure whats going on I really enjoy working with 1708. I too struggled a bit with the 1708 on long runs. I never messed with wetting it out first, for me it was more of a PIA to handle the material that way (wanted to stretch). I would cut it into strips, and roll it up into rolls, making sure i had the CSM side on the outside. ( So when I rolled it out, the CSM side was down)
like this....
for me, the trick of 1708, was to make sure I got a very good coat of resin on first, position and roll out the roll. then applying the resin on the top side with with same 4 inch roller, not using nearly as much resin and the first coat. the idea was to try an draw the resin up through the cloth from the bottom. Once it is clear/transparent, your done, dont mess with it any more.
I used the exact same process, when I did my floor....
This was 73 inches long and 53 inches wide......did it all in one set....I had everything set and ready, I would prep 4 cups of 750 ml of resin/9 CC's of catalyst at a time, ( want it a bit light to give me some more working time) short the catalyst. but that was measured and ready as well.
I dont know if this will help, I kinda think that everybody figures out their own way..... but this worked for me.
I find that pre wetting and dry (referring to the cloth) both have their pros and cons, i've been taking the wonderful advice from this forum to heart while developing my own style, anytime you share knowledge you are being helpful! Thank you!!
Thanks man, im finding my way, slowly but surely
i appreciate your support..
