"ddinc" wrote in
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99 % of ALL composite boats built are polyester to polyester.
MonteP wrote in message
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(Parallax) wrote in
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My old Nautilus 8 Dinghy was damaged by Ivan and has a sizeable hole
in the side. I have some polyester resin on hand and I am wondering
if I can use it instead of expensive epoxy for a repair. Other than
some sanding, how do I prepare the surface to make sure the resin
adheres. The dinghy is at least 25 yrs old so is very weathered.
HAving repaired more than a few I would make note of the fact that
ALL sources say polyester to polyester is not recommended. Use Epoxy
for all repairs of polyester. PERIOD!
I believe you missed the point completely. The discussion is REPAIRING a
polyester NOT building one. Even most neophytes are aware of what and
how the majority of boats are made. sheesh!
Now back to the topic, I repeat, only idiots and shadetree bubbas (or an
emergency repair) ever use polyester to repaair polyester. I will leave
the details to the jillions of works on the subject.
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