Re: [bolger] applying glass cloth
I think he generally uses poplar for his strakes and glasses them before
assembling the boat. Clyde
Philip Smith wrote:
assembling the boat. Clyde
Philip Smith wrote:
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> >
> > Wrecked one coating job by doing it in the cool of
> > the morning, bad choice!
> > As the day heated up the wood "out gassed" the
> > trapped air expanded and had an
> > egg carton instead of a boat. I still get some
> > small bubbles on the places
> > where sharp breaks occur, Stem, transom and gun
> > whales. A bit of sanding
> > removes the bubble, (If a large area is involved,
> > patch on a scrap of cloth)
> > Further filling coats by squeegee to fill the weave
> > and eliminate drips.
> >
> >
>
> Robb White evidently has the boat hot by either
> running the heater or turning off the A/C there in
> Southern Georgia. He puts on the resin and then turns
> on the A/C to cool off the boat.
>
> The hot wood draws the resin into the pores of the
> wood.
>
> Worth an experiment or two.
>
> Phil Smith
>
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I've had good luck on small jobs using my hot air gun. Keep it moving so
you don't char the wood.
Roger
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you don't char the wood.
Roger
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Smith" <pbs@...>
>> Wrecked one coating job by doing it in the cool of
>> the morning, bad choice!
>> As the day heated up the wood "out gassed" the
>> trapped air expanded and had an
>> egg carton instead of a boat. I still get some
>> small bubbles on the places
>> where sharp breaks occur, Stem, transom and gun
>> whales. A bit of sanding
>> removes the bubble, (If a large area is involved,
>> patch on a scrap of cloth)
>> Further filling coats by squeegee to fill the weave
>> and eliminate drips.
>>
>>
>
> Robb White evidently has the boat hot by either
> running the heater or turning off the A/C there in
> Southern Georgia. He puts on the resin and then turns
> on the A/C to cool off the boat.
>
> The hot wood draws the resin into the pores of the
> wood.
>
> Worth an experiment or two.
>
> Phil Smith
>
>
>
>
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> - no cursing, flaming, trolling, spamming, respamming, or flogging dead
> horses
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>Robb White evidently has the boat hot by either
> Wrecked one coating job by doing it in the cool of
> the morning, bad choice!
> As the day heated up the wood "out gassed" the
> trapped air expanded and had an
> egg carton instead of a boat. I still get some
> small bubbles on the places
> where sharp breaks occur, Stem, transom and gun
> whales. A bit of sanding
> removes the bubble, (If a large area is involved,
> patch on a scrap of cloth)
> Further filling coats by squeegee to fill the weave
> and eliminate drips.
>
>
running the heater or turning off the A/C there in
Southern Georgia. He puts on the resin and then turns
on the A/C to cool off the boat.
The hot wood draws the resin into the pores of the
wood.
Worth an experiment or two.
Phil Smith
One good tip from Payson's writings is to trim off the selvage edge from the
cloth. Once that "locked" edge is taken off the cloth will follow almost
any surface. I have a brush made for brushing snow off car roofs. Kind of a
coarse brush on the end of a long handle and that seems to work great to "brush"
dry cloth onto a sanded surface of almost any shape. Then disposable paint
brushes for first coat of resin. This leaves the weave showing so further
coats are needed to fill the cloth to a sandable surface.
Wrecked one coating job by doing it in the cool of the morning, bad choice!
As the day heated up the wood "out gassed" the trapped air expanded and had an
egg carton instead of a boat. I still get some small bubbles on the places
where sharp breaks occur, Stem, transom and gun whales. A bit of sanding
removes the bubble, (If a large area is involved, patch on a scrap of cloth)
Further filling coats by squeegee to fill the weave and eliminate drips.
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cloth. Once that "locked" edge is taken off the cloth will follow almost
any surface. I have a brush made for brushing snow off car roofs. Kind of a
coarse brush on the end of a long handle and that seems to work great to "brush"
dry cloth onto a sanded surface of almost any shape. Then disposable paint
brushes for first coat of resin. This leaves the weave showing so further
coats are needed to fill the cloth to a sandable surface.
Wrecked one coating job by doing it in the cool of the morning, bad choice!
As the day heated up the wood "out gassed" the trapped air expanded and had an
egg carton instead of a boat. I still get some small bubbles on the places
where sharp breaks occur, Stem, transom and gun whales. A bit of sanding
removes the bubble, (If a large area is involved, patch on a scrap of cloth)
Further filling coats by squeegee to fill the weave and eliminate drips.
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