Woodonglass
Supreme Mariner
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Re: My 1968 Glastron GT160 rebuild......
So, tell us Exactly how to wrapped the edges. Here's how I do it. I cut 4" strips of 1.5oz CSM and then pull and tug on em to Stretch and kinda tear the fibers to make em loose and floppy. They end up being almost 5 to 6" wide by the time I'm done yankin on em. I then wet out the edges with resin and then lay the strips on the edges and then use a chip brush with 1/2 the bristles cut off and DAB the CSM into the resin forcing it up into the mat to make it go clear. I'll add more resin IF needed but only if needed. Once it's wet out and clear another trick if the mat is particularly unruly is to take some plastic and wrap it over the edge and use your hands to smooth it all out. You can even leave it on until it cures and peel it off later if you want. WalMart bags work great for this. Usually tugging and tearing the mat to loosen it up makes it lay down much better and you won't have the issue shown in the pic.
Anywhoooo that's what this Old Dumb Okie would do. Others may come along and tell you how Dumb I really am!!!!!
So, tell us Exactly how to wrapped the edges. Here's how I do it. I cut 4" strips of 1.5oz CSM and then pull and tug on em to Stretch and kinda tear the fibers to make em loose and floppy. They end up being almost 5 to 6" wide by the time I'm done yankin on em. I then wet out the edges with resin and then lay the strips on the edges and then use a chip brush with 1/2 the bristles cut off and DAB the CSM into the resin forcing it up into the mat to make it go clear. I'll add more resin IF needed but only if needed. Once it's wet out and clear another trick if the mat is particularly unruly is to take some plastic and wrap it over the edge and use your hands to smooth it all out. You can even leave it on until it cures and peel it off later if you want. WalMart bags work great for this. Usually tugging and tearing the mat to loosen it up makes it lay down much better and you won't have the issue shown in the pic.
Anywhoooo that's what this Old Dumb Okie would do. Others may come along and tell you how Dumb I really am!!!!!
It would be great to hook up with some of the other folks around the country.