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Jim Conlin Jim Conlin is offline
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Default Bending Resin Coated Plywood

If you're using lauan and polyester resin, you haven't been listening.
I see bowling in your future.


"Andrew Butchart" wrote in message
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For my current project - a Stevenson's Weekender - I'm very close to being
able to put on the sides. To avoid crawling around inside the boat

coating
and painting, I'm wondering about doing that before I put the sides on.
I'll mask off where the glue joints will be during a trial fit. The sides
will be 1/4" luan coated with polyester resin (no fiberglass on the

inside).
I'll fiberglass the outside after assembly.

My concern is whether the resin will be able to take the bending after it
sets up, or will it crack? Has anyone else tried to do things this way?

I
don't really want to crawl around inside the cabin breathing in fumes

trying
to do the coating.

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Andrew Butchart