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Milton Waddams wrote:
Does uncoated fiberglass lose it's strength with long term
exposure to
UV light? Should I cover it with paint or gelcoat? This is some
wooden
thing I built and coated with cloth and resin. Thanks all,
Milton
Yes, you need to cover it. Fiberglass does degrade with UV
exposure. That's why you cover it.
Sorry Ganz, but fiberglass does NOT degrade because of UV exposure.
Glass is proof against UV. It's not the glass that's the problem.
It's the resin that binds the glass. Perhaps if you had not
consumed mass quantities of illegal drugs you would be able to
demonstrate clear thinking once in a while.
"Fiberglass" is synonymous with 'fiber-reinforced resin.' Jon was
referring to the composite structure, of which a significant part is
the resin. He wasn't wrong, and you are a pedantic jerk.
Ganz was definitely wrong and you are wrong as well. Fiberglass is
the glass fiber.
Really. So all that corporate boat advertising literature stating
their boats are built of "fiberglass" is wrong by your decree? And
www.yachtworld.com is also wrong when using the symbol 'F' for
construction material when referring to the boats in their listings?
And the ski industry was wrong for advertising "fiberglass"
construction?
Is that so hard to understand? GRP stands for glass reinforced
plastic.
Ask almost anyone what his FRP or GRP boat is made of and I'll bet
you'll hear "fiberglass." Most folks aren't as pedantic as thou. Or
as jerky.
The resin is the plastic. Saying fiberglass, which is only the glass,
is affected by UV is simple-minded.
Saying "fiberglass" is convention. You are the soldier out of step
with the rest of the battalion.
It demonstrates your ignorance. It's the resin that's degraded by UV
and not the glass.
I'm aware of that. It's your ignorance that fails to recognize that
conventional speech transcends technical details in all walks of life.
The vast majority of people who own fiberglass boats aren't engineers
or scientists. Fiberglass is the commonly-used term, not GRP. But to
make my point, an engineer in our marina told me last summer that he
wished he could afford an aluminum boat in lieu of his "fiberglass"
one.
Waddams is ignorant of the proper terminology and so is Ganz and so
are you apparently. Here is the dictionary definition of fiberglass.
fi•ber•glass \-'glas\ n : glass in fibrous form used in making
various products (as insulation)
Now, run along little illiterate.
I'll bet you're absolutely a stitch at a party. Of course I doubt if
you still get invited to any, if your pedantic outlook on everything
pervades your social intercourse with others. You, no doubt, are the
guy others tend to ignore, or talk about behind your back: "That Neal
Warren is such an asshole--always spouting off about how everyone is
wrong and he's right . . ." Most likely you sit and home with the
inflatable doll, telling "her" all about how the rest of the world is
stupid. And of course her response is: "hisssssssssssss."
So, for you, it all boils down to not caring about what's right and
what's precise because you'd rather "fit in" with a group of inferior,
lazy and stupid people who demonstrate their sloth and ignorance daily
by virtue of the fact they choose to misuse the tool of language rather
than distinguish themselves by the adroit use of the proper tool? No
finesse. Just grab the same big hammer for every job, no matter how
delicate, and bash away. Embrace having no concept of using the right
tool for the job. Grab and abuse whatever the fool next you happens to
be abusing. Monkey see, monkey do! You would just as soon follow the
ignorant masses than separate yourself from them by virtue of your
superior intellect. That's totally horrendous. Take God's gifts and
trample them under foot.
To make matters worse, you then misdirect your energy attacking people
who do care enough to learn how to employ the proper tool for the job.
Yes sir! Resort to that old liberal standard of name-calling. That
really makes your case and shows your superiority. Shame on you!
Here's some good free advice. Stop worrying about what other people
think about you. Stop abasing yourself by peering with the lowest common
denominator. Distinguish yourself and get over the fact that a bunch of
morons who don't have any significance may not be comfortable with it.
I hope this helps.
Wilbur Hubbard