Re: Anything worth doing...
Some tips:
1. Go back with a scraper and a Surform within a day or two and get
rid of the lumps. You'll be sorry if you let them all harden. At least
I think you will, I haven't been with it enough to do much scraping on
the green stuff. You'll definitely be sorry if you try to sand them
before the epoxy has hardened for a few days.
2. If you get an epoxy with a fast and slow hardener, you can mix for
the temperature and have a lot of working time (like 40 minutes)unless
your workspace is above 80 or 85F or unless you work in the direct
sun. Make small batches! THose plastic spreaders from the car parts
place are very handy, and you can break epoxy off them and use
multiple times.
3. Probably on a lightly trafficked deck you can use 1 0z glass, but
probably you already have your glass. Watch out for raised seams and
really make a point of scraping them down before a couple of days go
by.
If you're working in the wind, no wonder you hate working with glass.
BTW, resin is an awfully ambiguous word. Most people will assume
polyester.
I tried curved scrapers on the inside taped joints on my rowboat
yesterday. Much nicer than sandpaper, though my hands are sore. Still,
I don't think I have the hang of raising a good burr just yet. Have
been trying to do it with a sharpening steel. Probably just needs more
practice before I can do a good job on the outside. The entire outside
is glassed.
When you mix up wood flour and fumed silica with Raka, it looks just
like hard caramel candy. I resisted temptation and did not taste it.
When I really get to be an expert, my s.o. will be out of town for a
couple of weeks and I may try scraping down and refinishing the
kitchen table if I can avoid taking off too much stain.
1. Go back with a scraper and a Surform within a day or two and get
rid of the lumps. You'll be sorry if you let them all harden. At least
I think you will, I haven't been with it enough to do much scraping on
the green stuff. You'll definitely be sorry if you try to sand them
before the epoxy has hardened for a few days.
2. If you get an epoxy with a fast and slow hardener, you can mix for
the temperature and have a lot of working time (like 40 minutes)unless
your workspace is above 80 or 85F or unless you work in the direct
sun. Make small batches! THose plastic spreaders from the car parts
place are very handy, and you can break epoxy off them and use
multiple times.
3. Probably on a lightly trafficked deck you can use 1 0z glass, but
probably you already have your glass. Watch out for raised seams and
really make a point of scraping them down before a couple of days go
by.
If you're working in the wind, no wonder you hate working with glass.
BTW, resin is an awfully ambiguous word. Most people will assume
polyester.
I tried curved scrapers on the inside taped joints on my rowboat
yesterday. Much nicer than sandpaper, though my hands are sore. Still,
I don't think I have the hang of raising a good burr just yet. Have
been trying to do it with a sharpening steel. Probably just needs more
practice before I can do a good job on the outside. The entire outside
is glassed.
When you mix up wood flour and fumed silica with Raka, it looks just
like hard caramel candy. I resisted temptation and did not taste it.
When I really get to be an expert, my s.o. will be out of town for a
couple of weeks and I may try scraping down and refinishing the
kitchen table if I can avoid taking off too much stain.
--- In bolger@y..., David Ryan <david@c...> wrote:
> FBBB --
>
> Well if I needed a reminder that I dislike working with cloth and
> resin almost as much as I like working with wood, glassing (half)
the
> deck of my Scooner has provided it.
>
> Between trying to keep the glass from blowing away in the wind,
> mixing the right amount of goop, getting it worked in before it sets
> up, and all the other things that make glassing SO MUCH FUN, I
can't
> say that doing it was very satisfying. However, I did manage to use
> of a bunch of odd sized scraps of glass I had laying around, I only
> used about a quart of epoxy.
>
> So, once this system moves through I should have another stretch of
> nice weather to take a crack at the port side. I have noticed that
> the more I do it, the better I get at it. As disappointing as this
go
> round was, it wasn't as bad as the very first go around. And I'm
that
> it will hold up better than paint alone.
>
> YIBB,
>
> David
>
> C.E.P.
> 415 W.46th Street
> New York, New York 10036
>http://www.crumblingempire.com
> (212) 247-0296
FBBB --
Well if I needed a reminder that I dislike working with cloth and
resin almost as much as I like working with wood, glassing (half) the
deck of my Scooner has provided it.
Between trying to keep the glass from blowing away in the wind,
mixing the right amount of goop, getting it worked in before it sets
up, and all the other things that make glassing SO MUCH FUN, I can't
say that doing it was very satisfying. However, I did manage to use
of a bunch of odd sized scraps of glass I had laying around, I only
used about a quart of epoxy.
So, once this system moves through I should have another stretch of
nice weather to take a crack at the port side. I have noticed that
the more I do it, the better I get at it. As disappointing as this go
round was, it wasn't as bad as the very first go around. And I'm that
it will hold up better than paint alone.
YIBB,
David
C.E.P.
415 W.46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.crumblingempire.com
(212) 247-0296
Well if I needed a reminder that I dislike working with cloth and
resin almost as much as I like working with wood, glassing (half) the
deck of my Scooner has provided it.
Between trying to keep the glass from blowing away in the wind,
mixing the right amount of goop, getting it worked in before it sets
up, and all the other things that make glassing SO MUCH FUN, I can't
say that doing it was very satisfying. However, I did manage to use
of a bunch of odd sized scraps of glass I had laying around, I only
used about a quart of epoxy.
So, once this system moves through I should have another stretch of
nice weather to take a crack at the port side. I have noticed that
the more I do it, the better I get at it. As disappointing as this go
round was, it wasn't as bad as the very first go around. And I'm that
it will hold up better than paint alone.
YIBB,
David
C.E.P.
415 W.46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.crumblingempire.com
(212) 247-0296