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Tech Talk => Gelcoat / Paint / Fireberglass Repair => Topic started by: badlx on October 20, 2015, 04:03:44 PM

Title: help!!!!
Post by: badlx on October 20, 2015, 04:03:44 PM: so, i traded some stuff i had for an old jet boat.... that didnt run. i did all the normal maintenance and new cables, etc.. now it runs great and looks great

put it up on CL for sale, but while it sits here i got the urge to work on it some more, so i pulled out the interior. under the carpet i found two areas where the floor is all cracked up, it looked pretty bad so i dug in and scrapped it all out and ground it with my 36 grit wheel to get ready for some glass repair... but

looking at it, it looks like a non critical area where the floor meets the actual bottom of the boat. after removing all the cracked up "stuff" it is now clear that it was only filled in that area to make it easier to carpet? maybe?

so, either way i was thinking of glassing it back the way it was so the carpet will be flat. but.... and here is the question.

it looks like it was filled with epoxy... i chipped it out in big chunks because it never seemed to bond to the glass under it.

so, can i glass over that area? or will i have trouble with the little amount of epoxy left? i dont really want to grind anymore than i have to.

thanks
andy
Title: Re: help!!!!
Post by: badlx on October 20, 2015, 04:23:52 PM: here is a cross section view of the part that chipped out.
Title: Re: help!!!!
Post by: Beaveretriever on October 20, 2015, 04:50:10 PM: Looks like exactly what you said. Those are reliefs in the bottom of the boat for the strakes. Carpet over them.
Title: Re: help!!!!
Post by: badlx on October 20, 2015, 04:59:49 PM: Quote from: Beaveretriever on October 20, 2015, 04:50:10 PM
Looks like exactly what you said. Those are reliefs in the bottom of the boat for the strakes. Carpet over them.

well... what i was wondering is if i could fill that in with glass, or if it would react with the little epoxy that was there/leftover or not
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Post by: Beaveretriever on October 20, 2015, 05:13:02 PM: That I don't know, unless you know what the epoxy is it would be tough to tell
Title: Re: help!!!!
Post by: jyeager on October 20, 2015, 05:48:51 PM: Fill it in with resin/aerosol mixture. It will bond to almost anything

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Title: Re: help!!!!
Post by: badlx on October 20, 2015, 06:26:33 PM: Please excuse my ignorance a little.

What is a resin/aerosol mix?

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Title: Re: help!!!!
Post by: badlx on October 20, 2015, 06:29:13 PM: I was thinking of using some matt and sheets cut to size with resin

Or

Kitty hair....

I have both handy, i know the first option will be stronger. But the second will be faster. And i am pretty sure that is non structure.

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Title: Re: help!!!!
Post by: jyeager on October 20, 2015, 06:30:47 PM: Aerosol is a powder you can add to resin to make it thicker like a peanut butter consistency.
You can get it at any fiberglass supply. Not something you can pick up at Home Depot though.

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Title: Re: help!!!!
Post by: badlx on October 21, 2015, 04:30:50 PM: well.... two layers of sheet, 4 layers of mat.... and 15oz of resin later

haha i think its good now, on to carpet.

it should be all cured tomorrow morning, if it looks solid i will move on with the carpet, if not i guess i could rough it up and add another layer for shits and giggles.