Thanks, Frank. Fiberglass 101 is the level of instruction I need.
Stu, yours is a good idea, too. There are some thin vertical 'skirts' around
the bottom of the VPX-5000 and I'm not sure they'll take much abuse without
being glassed over. Still, I already have both the 'positive' upper hull (the
Bondo ==> Inevitable
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Bondo ==> ???
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Frank Pittelli
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> Dowel ==> Boring
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> Carbon Fiber ==> Sexy
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Dowel ==> Boring
Carbon Fiber ==> Sexy
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I made something very similar, but for the broad plane surfaces I made ribs
using thin dowel covered with a couple of layers of cloth. I borrowed this
technique from kayaks where (at least many years ago) it was common to lay
a piece of hose covered in cloth to form the keel.
On Saturday, Marc
I was curious about PVA spray and stumbled across this:
http://www.westsystem.com/ss/assets/Uploads/PVAhairspray.pdf
Use at your own risk.
On Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 10:42:55 AM UTC-4, Frank Pittelli wrote:
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> ... Finally, spray two light coats of PVA on the surface ...
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