CS17 Glassing

[Tom Williams]

Thanks for the reply Oyster. Wow two weeks ... I don't know if I can wait that long. With the boat upside down there's not a lot to do. I'll do some more research.

As for the filling, I tried to do most of that prior to the glassing. I sanded the other night and it wasn't to bad. I put on the forth coat last night and it really looks good. I don't think any additional filling is required. The sanding prior to paint will be my final check.

As for the priming, I'm using marine grade Rustoleum. They advertize application right over washed and sanded epoxy. I did this in my lockers and everything worked out great.

Thanks for the picture Ricardo. My wife has here eye on my favorite shirt and pants. I've only been able to save them by telling her I have more epoxy to put on ... why trash another set of cloths? Unfortunately, I'm afraid their days are numbered .

Tom

[Guest]

Well normally, in my world, one week is the preferred time frame for complete epoxy cure. But with the unknowns and the recent weather that has been around for the last two months, I do not like to press the issue with the drying episode, even for the friendly paints. Dealing with spotty uncured enamel paints and problems with some gloss issues with longer drying times and temperature changes, this time of year, ...........just my take on it. Heck try just one corner of your hull, taping a place, so at least you only deal with a straight edge when feathering the complete coat into the spot, if in a place of notable exposure.

[Charlie Jones]

Tom, Richardo- have you not heard of shop aprons??? Working on boats in the woodshop I tend to wear them, particularly since I could have to do epoxy work THEN go to a customers house.

Oyster- just wait til he gets that very first coat of paint on and see all the little holes, dips, dinks, nicks that are really there

I always consider the first coat to be the one that shows me where I need to really work on filling and sanding

[Guest]

I don't know if I can wait that long. With the boat upside down there's not a lot to do. I'll do some more research.

I don'y enjoy being a bit negative, but politely spoken, have you given it any thoughts as to how long it will take to redo a job that is rushed through the finished part of it? Each and every person accepts a certain level of finish. But some basic rules should be followed in building your own boat. The first and formost should be to make every attempt to only do each step once in the runup to fruition.