Fiberglass Finally

March 27, 2012

My first experience with fiberglass resin is finished. I have one side of the Stringers and Bulkheads covered with a coat of resin.

Some of the things that I observed is....it is usually a good idea to have everything ready to go before you venture out to the garage. Running around trying to gather your items before you start is tough to do.

Everything's a Dollar rollers are not worth it. They will fall apart right after you start using them!! The Dollar General roller worked pretty good. I think that I will scrap using a roller pan also. I will just pour it right out of the bucket that I am using and roll it out from there.

One pint was too much resin to cover so I think that I will only mix up 1 cup of resin to do the back sides of these panels.

Some other thoughts about the experience. I bought a pump for the 5 gallon pail of resin and it worked pretty good. Next time I will be sure to have some extra rollers on stand by and ready so that if the one that I am using goes bad I will be good to go.

TO DO list:
-Finish applying a coating of resin to the wood
-PL Glue the pieces into the boat
-Fiberglass the Stringer and Bulkheads down
-Purchase Plywood for the Deck (2 Sheets -- 1/2" MDO)

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