PAR Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 An old trick I use when applying cloth to vertical, overhead and other difficult surfaces is a very light coating of spray adhesive. A VERY light dusting with the spray, allowed to flash off and the cloth will stay where you put it while you wet it out. This assumes you've got good surface prep (no blush and reasonable surface tooth) The trick is to let the spray flash and dry (10 minutes) it will have enough tack to hold the cloth, but not so tightly that it can't be worked into areas if need be. It doesn't seem to effect the bond and it sure does help, frankly the only way to do overhead 'glass work without wearing as much as is applied. A strategically place staple or two dozen can hold things down when working on large areas. Yank them carefully when it goes green or use the plastic ones and sand them with the rest of the filling and finishing out process. For what it's worth . . . Quote
Charlie Jones Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 LOL Par. You shoulda been around the day we glassed the under wings of a 35 foot trimaran, using 38 inch wide cloth We had three working. one holding the roll of cloth ahead , one rolling resin ahead of that, and me rolling cloth onto the wing into the wet resin and finishing the wet-out. What a circus THAT was, but it went SO easily we were amazed. Did both underwings in one rather long day. Of course, all of us thought our arms were gonna fall off afterwards. Quote
PAR Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 I do a good bit of repair & restoration work and overhead is a bear in the best conditions. I try to turn the boat over on occasions that I can, so I can work down hand and have gravity help me out. Lately I've been working on boats too big to roll over easily. Working overhead with a full width bolt of fabric, using your hair as an applicator isn't my idea of a good time. Try the spray idea next time. I think this technique is talked about on the WestSystem web site (though not sure) it beats using your bald spot as a squeegee . . . Quote
Charlie Jones Posted January 16, 2005 Posted January 16, 2005 LOL- sure does. I'm HOPING I don't have to do much more overhead glass work. Finished inside the Meridian I'm restoring. Hoping to soon go SAILING!!! Of course, turning a 35 foot trimaran upside down would certainly have been a trip. I bet the news folks would have been there to film THAT. Quote
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