Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
Originally Posted by Mugrace72

Wax paper is Wax paper Karl.

You get it at the grocery store next to the tin foil. confused


Right, I know where my hats come from. smile I was just fishing around in the pantry, (I wrote panty the 1st time, which'd be odd if I came across parchment), anyway, and I found parchment paper. It worked, nothing stuck to it. Blue 3M masking tape refused to sick so I figured it'd work.

The stuff I put down last night was rock hard this morning, so I roughed out the sanding and figured out where I needed to build it up more yet and laid down a second coat. I put in way more hardener than I thought I needed, and I probably did go too much because it started to thicken in a few minutes. It was also 90F today, but that set hard in 1/2hr, which was helped a bit by the sun.

They aren't perfect, but both have tips again. I need to do some more touch ups yet, but I'm leaving for Nebraska tomorrow morning, so thats not going to happen.

Thanks again for the help guys!


The gelcoat hardening must have been related to the paper being in the panty er pantry.. smile

Most likely the problem was not enough hardener. The other things were just a bit helpful. If you stir it well I am not sure it helps to dirty two containers. I personally only do small batches at a time so I do not waste it when it hardens quickly. I also use rubber gloves because the stuff is a pain to get off. You can also put "liquid gloves" on which keep the stuff from sticking to your skin.

What is the problem with using plastic? I use it regularly with gelcoat and polyester. Never had a problem. In fact I think I remember someone telling me that if you put plastic or waxpaper over it as it hardens then the wax stays in the polyester so the next coat will stick better.

I put cloth or chopped cloth on with polyester initially and then put plastic on, then I squeeze out as much resin as I can and then put a many times folded rag on top of that and then a piece of wood to hold it in place and then I put as many spring clamps to push on it as I can fit. This is to squeeze out more resin. My repairs come out excellent. Took me many a repair to figure this stuff out.

Anyone know where I can find carbon fiber in cloth or ribbon at a reasonable price?

Cheers
Alan F

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