| it's possible ? #57514 09/18/05 11:28 AM 09/18/05 11:28 AM |
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Posts: 32 | i want to do my rudder blade like this : http://www.hobie-cat.net/img/produits/accessoires/lame_safran_fleur.jpgit's possible to put a thin cotton\nylon tissue under the epoxy layer to show the pattern and protect? it's like laminate the carbon or not? after a good polish it should be shine and perfect....... | | | Re: it's possible ?
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#57515 09/18/05 09:46 PM 09/18/05 09:46 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Those blades are made with the colors in the mold. They first lay down a layer of clear gel coat, then the colored material (sometimes vinyl graphics when small, other times painted), and then the composite board is laid up. I'm not sure what the best method is to do something like this after the board has been made.
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#57516 09/19/05 07:39 AM 09/19/05 07:39 AM |
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Posts: 1,658 Florida Suncoast, Dunedin Caus... | I've buried vinyl using clearcoat. I'm sure you could do the same with tissue or cloth. The trick may be how you glue the graphic down. Maybe spraying a little clear first then lay the graphic down. Then bury it with the clear. A craft store may have some tips on attaching the graphic. Couple ideas anyway.
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#57520 09/19/05 01:34 PM 09/19/05 01:34 PM |
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Posts: 1,658 Florida Suncoast, Dunedin Caus... | There are the thick clear resins, like used on bars or tables. Experiment and let us know what happens. I wonder if the photo graphics would be the way to go. Put that on like vinyl then bury that in clear.
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#57521 09/19/05 01:39 PM 09/19/05 01:39 PM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | There are the thick clear resins, like used on bars or tables. Experiment and let us know what happens. I wonder if the photo graphics would be the way to go. Put that on like vinyl then bury that in clear. If I recall, that polyester is pretty heavy...
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#57522 09/20/05 01:26 PM 09/20/05 01:26 PM |
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Posts: 805 Gainesville, FL 32607 USA | Those "decoupage" tabletop deals are epoxy. Polyester does not work well.
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#57523 09/21/05 01:35 PM 09/21/05 01:35 PM |
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Posts: 371 Michigan, USA | I was at the Performance Catamaran factory last April and they were doing what you want just like Jake described. The material that went down right after the clear gelcoat was a printed fabric. I don't know the material but I thought it was a polyester. I think they had some problem with a nylon (I'm not sure of this) that looked like carbon fiber. They showed me some neat material that looked like woodgrain! I thought the teak would make a cool looking boat! They said they just sarted with clear gelcoat, decorative cloth and then the normal layup of glass-foam-glass. I saw some examples of daggerboards done this way.
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