thanks skip..that is what I was looking for... from what I understand from other lecomte owners.. the tanks are fairly 'rough' anyway... when I look behind the liner the layup cloth can be seen its of the consistency of 'burlap"
I had thought that perhaps I should use a loose weave then a tight weave over that a couple of layers should work.. its not to build weight or stifness just to be able to put gasoline in and not have it dissolve the glass. So West epoxy will work..? thanks skip... Gypsy... after not getting callback after two messages.. It would snow in hel before I use MAS products On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 1:06 PM, Skip Gundlach <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi 'bella and list, > > Having fiberglassed the inside of our fridge as we built it, I have an > appreciation for what you face. > > Essentially, if you epoxy vs poly, you're doing a barrier coat. > Whether you'll need or want any substantial structural improvement > will determine whether you want to glass. > > That said, it's all a matter of access. The size of the hole will > determine how difficult it will be. The mechanics are pretty simple > (this from a guy who had to replace, in a pretty large area, as much > as an inch of lamination after our wreck). > > Mechanically, of course, you'll want to have the tank absolutely > empty, flushed and flushed again. Boom is not just an economic term > :{)) > > Once you're secure in that feeling, an angle grinder, gently applied, > to knock off all the contaminated stuff and rough up the surface. > About 60 grit. May have to hand sand the corners. > > Then, depending on how big it is, and how much glass you want to use, > and how smooth a surface you want, sheets which will fit the panels > you're doing, with overlaps at the seams, fully wet out, applied with > disked rollers. Really fine cloth (forget the name) for finishing, > thinned epoxy if you want a smooth final coat with just epoxy on a > foam roller for the last couple of coats, or switch to penetrating > epoxy (thinner consistency than layup epoxy). > > Lots of ventilation, nitrile gloves and vapor mask and full hoodie > suit with goggles, and it's pretty simple once you've done a layer or > so... > > HTH > > Hugs from the crew in (somewhat) warmer Georgetown > > L8R > > Skip > -- > Morgan 461 #2 > SV Flying Pig KI4MPC > See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! > Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog > and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog > > The Society for the Preservation of Tithesis commends your ebriated > and scrutible use of delible and defatigable, which are gainly, sipid > and couth. We are gruntled and consolate that you have the ertia and > eptitude to choose such putably pensible tithesis, which we parage. > > >>Stamp out Sesquipedalianism<< > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- It's not about the boat it's sails or rigging. It's about the freedom. http://www.slideshare.net/jacko91/these-are-my-credentials/ http://fisherhouse.org/ http://www.specialops.org/ "We are the guardians of a great faith. When we believe that freedom offers the best chance of peace and prosperity for all, and our desire for peace cannot be seperated from our believe in liberty." Harry S. Truman "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." --Mark Twain
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