I tore up the trailing edge on one of my daggers recently.
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Any advice is welcome. Thanks
Rob
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... Vacuum bagging is probably overkill on that too (did I just say that?).
To repair those dings, I mix up some finely minced glass fibers (either bought that way or self made) and fill the void with that putty. I tape a hotel key cards to both sides of the board to form the flat sides to leave very little fairing.
What Jake said, but forget about the plastic .
Make your own chopped fibers by rolling
some 4oz glass up on a +/- 45deg and dicing the end every
1/4" with some SHARP scissors. Mix 30% chopped glass fibers
with 70% WEST SYSTEM #404 High Density Filler, and add epoxy.
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wc...ord=404+high+dencity+filler#.Ulv93lNqkuQMake the mixture dry enough that it will NOT elongate off
the stirr-stick when pulled up out from the mixing can.
Tape the edges of your damaged aria with the Blue 3-M
painters mask , so when Ya sand down initially , you'll
hit the tape but not destroy it. At this point, i usually
paint on a bit of epoxy before mixing in the filler, then
use a Blue shop-towel to remove almost ALL of it.
Use a bit of 3" wide tape on the bottom side to hold
the mixture in place while it goes off.
SANDING
No need to wear a mask here, i use a File and water, till i
hit the tape, or 40grit wet/dry sandpaper. When Ya hit the tape
then pull it and switch to 100grit wet/dry ; then 180 ...
If you spend more than 1/2 hour labor on this job, then your
thinking Too much and need More Beer !!
Bille
