Re: 'Saran Wrap' & Polyester Film
Garth & Don,
From the FWIW department . . .
First, I've used the 'Saran Wrap' trick for a small OVERHEAD repair I
had to do in the quarterberth of my Potter19. The smooth finish was just
'icing on the cake' where I wanted to simply keep the mixture in place
and not 'dripping' while it cured. Typically I use it in a different
way; I wrap my tool handles with a couple of layers of the stuff, held
in place with some masking tape. When the epoxy 'drools' onto the
handles, it either doesn't stick to well and 'chips' off, or I simply
tear off the 'bad' layer.
Second, I get a 'roll' of film {6 or 8 mil, I think} from Home Depot.
The 'roll' is actually a HUGH piece that is folded about eight times,
then rolled up like a sail. It is used to make 'seasonal' storm windows;
interior 'shields' that are stapled to window trim. I think the brand
name is "Frost King". It's a BIG roll. Good for a lot of uses around the
house & boat.
DON'T use those plastic '$1.oo Drop Cloth' . . thin as Saran Wrap, but
don't 'stick' and tear if you sneeze.
They make a lot of different products - the gaskets on the forward
hatch, and under the lip of the daggerboard/keel are their 'self-stick'
stuff !!
Regards & Good Luck
Ron Magen
Backyard Boatshop
late in the day. Not when the wood is heating up.
From the FWIW department . . .
First, I've used the 'Saran Wrap' trick for a small OVERHEAD repair I
had to do in the quarterberth of my Potter19. The smooth finish was just
'icing on the cake' where I wanted to simply keep the mixture in place
and not 'dripping' while it cured. Typically I use it in a different
way; I wrap my tool handles with a couple of layers of the stuff, held
in place with some masking tape. When the epoxy 'drools' onto the
handles, it either doesn't stick to well and 'chips' off, or I simply
tear off the 'bad' layer.
Second, I get a 'roll' of film {6 or 8 mil, I think} from Home Depot.
The 'roll' is actually a HUGH piece that is folded about eight times,
then rolled up like a sail. It is used to make 'seasonal' storm windows;
interior 'shields' that are stapled to window trim. I think the brand
name is "Frost King". It's a BIG roll. Good for a lot of uses around the
house & boat.
DON'T use those plastic '$1.oo Drop Cloth' . . thin as Saran Wrap, but
don't 'stick' and tear if you sneeze.
They make a lot of different products - the gaskets on the forward
hatch, and under the lip of the daggerboard/keel are their 'self-stick'
stuff !!
Regards & Good Luck
Ron Magen
Backyard Boatshop
> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 18:32:44 -0700 (PDT)seems to use less resin than floating it out as mentioned earlier. Do it
> From: Don Tyson <tysond99@...>
> Subject: Re: Polyester film
>
> Garth,
> I've done this some times on small panels with simple Saran Wrap. It
late in the day. Not when the wood is heating up.
> Don
>
> GarthAB <garth@...> wrote:
> Did you all see this excellent article on Duckworks, about using a
> sheet of .030" polyester film over your wet epoxy and glass to create
> a perfectly smooth prefaired surface?
>
>http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/r/articles/glass/bottom.cfm
>
> I'd really like to try it -- but have been searching the web without
> finding a good supplier for the polyester film. Anyone have any
> leads? I e-mailed John Blazy, author of the article, to ask where he
> got his, but haven't heard back.
>
> All best,
> Garth