1974 F-25 Salt Water Progress

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:40 pm

I agree with your method rb I just like using a brush more so on a small area , taping the cloth on no way .

Larger / wider area , I would likely use a roller .

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:45 pm

rbcool wrote:.... The groved (kinda like a bolt) roller is even better.

Ron

+1. They are the best IMO, can't beat them. Brush the resin on first, then roll out the glass with one of these to get rid of bubbles and flatten/shape the glass mat without removing any of the resin.

Here are some pretty good pics

http://www.diytrade.com/china/pd/290744 ... ler_1.html

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:48 pm

I have not tryed the Grooved roller , will have to look into it .

Big D · Post by **Big D** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:04 am

After using one, I've never gone back to anything else. When done, dip it in acetone, brush off the resin in the grooves, and you're ready for next time. I've got a couple of different sizes, each size also works great at creating different sized consice radiuses at corners effortlessly.

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:19 am

the grooved roller is the sh## for West System, Making a engine cover for a Chesapeake work boat and the roller works great... just keep it clean with acetone..

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:45 pm

yes yes these are all good, after my years of watching many men try many different methods. we all end up with the same results, all comes down to ratio of hardener for the "bubbles"

on this repair, i had already showed you where i pre-resined and let it dry. then blocked and applied fabric repair. guess you didnt see that. I dont get bubbles, because I wait. pinholes are an example of to much hardener. people that dont agree with waiting, thats why they list ratios on the side of the can, for people that dont know what they are doing!, kinda like making baby formula! ewwwww bad gas!!! anyway. roller, brush, mesh first, mesh last. blah etc. as long as you have a solid prep station. and wet mesh with the proper ratio mixture. Well you guys can argue all night long. You all have the same repair. now when I roll out my inner fish deck area. that will be different! this repair was a collision repair! I didnt see anyone talk about the long strand hair? why not? what about the polyester thats next? or the urathane primer to seal it? this was a collision damage and all I showed was how "I" would repair it. Hence fiber glassing 1,2,3. we are all correct here. No need to disect unless you would like to demonstrate different areas. Fiberglassing comes in many ways!! for many reasons!! I will do my front window closure differntly, as I will glass my deck in another way. Go outside and punch a hole in your hull and show me how you would fix it, please?

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:51 pm

OH By the way!! in my way, My hands never once touched the resin all weekend. I still got the same repair with the same pair of gloves. Saved a little $ I guess

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:10 pm

no not at all, just noticed the disection like a frog in high school, thats why i said we are all correct here. fiber glass can be done in so many ways for so many reasons its rediculous. I just noticed the well I would. blah.. i think we are all correct, its ok/ the junks gets hard!! real hard!! I put a rear 1/4 panel in a 76 crovette one time 5 years ago. OMG did I lesten to some &^#%. today she is just a pritty. Glass seems to be glass. i agree with mesh tickness in areas and ideas of how to. so i guess i read yours wrong, but we are all doing it right is what i was trying to say. IMO

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:55 pm

decking was rotted every where except where the screws were, go figure

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:00 pm

what is the purpose of the looped dock lines fiber glassed into the hull, under the decking?

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:46 pm

Used when lifting and putting the boat together

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:22 pm

ok that makes sence, so I can cut them out.

larryeddington · Post by **larryeddington** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:16 am

Most all molded fiberglaas has them for lifting them, especially out of the mold. Same for molded glass shower stalls.

trojanmanXS · Post by **trojanmanXS** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:12 pm

damn bud there aint much of a boat left if you keep going there. Yep you win I thought I had a project here until you started posting pics. lol now I wanna see all the junk you tossed out killing grass in the back yard

. shoukld be a helluva boat when your done.

jefflaw35 · Post by **jefflaw35** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:58 pm

Lol wife made me clean it all up and she put grass killer down so i wont lose any small parts n tools lol. My game room and pool table in the house has more trojan in it than the boat does now. Its a mess. I have a helm hanging off the back of a couch inside lol

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