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On 21 Oct 2004 12:49:27 -0700, (Dave Wright)
wrote:
MonteP wrote in message news:
ALL sources say polyester to polyester is not recommended. Use Epoxy
for all repairs of polyester. PERIOD!
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.
Monte,
could you provide references for one or two readily available sources
that support your view? I've never had a problem with polyester to
polyester boat repairs. The polyester products I purchased provided
instructions for this type of repair.
So, I'm genuinely curious and open to learning something new.
Thank you very much,
Dave Wright
Here was my experience, for what it's worth:
I have used glass/polyester on old car bodies, in the long-ago.
So without much thought about it, I applied glass/polyester bandaids
to several spots on an older bass-boat, and covered them with
stretched cling-film taped to the hull so as to provide a fair smooth
surface.
The patches looked good, but after several seasons use, I noticed
that the patches were showing a milky interface, and appeared to be
leaking somewhat.
I will try glass epoxy with cling film, next time I need to.
Brian W
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