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Epoxy or Poly for poly repairs?
On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:59:53 +0000, Brian Nystrom wrote:
Toolowd wrote: Well the problem lies in the fact that the polyester gelcoat would not stick to the epoxy. You will have to use poly. I won't stick as well, but will have to do. Gelcoat is purely cosmetic and I'm far more concerned with the strength of the underlying repair, so epoxy gets the nod for that. I've applied gelcoat over epoxy repairs and it works fine as long as you sand the epoxy surface. Sounds like I may need a "two-part solution" For the jobs that need strength (like the stringers), I'll use epoxy, and hope the gelcoat sticks ok. For the gouges, scratches, cracks, etc. that are "purely cosmetic" I'll use poly/gelcoat. Lloyd |
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Epoxy or Poly for poly repairs?
Lloyd Sumpter wrote: On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:59:53 +0000, Brian Nystrom wrote: Toolowd wrote: Well the problem lies in the fact that the polyester gelcoat would not stick to the epoxy. You will have to use poly. I won't stick as well, but will have to do. Gelcoat is purely cosmetic and I'm far more concerned with the strength of the underlying repair, so epoxy gets the nod for that. I've applied gelcoat over epoxy repairs and it works fine as long as you sand the epoxy surface. Sounds like I may need a "two-part solution" For the jobs that need strength (like the stringers), I'll use epoxy, and hope the gelcoat sticks ok. For the gouges, scratches, cracks, etc. that are "purely cosmetic" I'll use poly/gelcoat. That sounds like a sensible approach to me. -- Regards Brian |
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Epoxy or Poly for poly repairs?
I'm doing some repairs to my Catalina 36, which is made from polyester resin/glass over wood (like most "fibreglass" boats). Should I stick with poly resin, or go with epoxy? I know epoxy is "better", but I'm concerned that it wouldn't stick well to the existing poly, and that the (poly?) gelcoat won't stick to it. Suggestions? Lloyd, Based on my 30 years (mostly as an amateur repairing my own and friend's boats, a few summer jobs and one "inbetween serious IT employment" stint at Waterat, probabably the best small high performance boat builder in the galaxy"), I would NEVER use polyester resin to do a repair. Repair with epoxy. Sand the area you are repairing well and the epoxy will stick to it much better than polyester will. As for gelcoat (polyester) sticking to epoxy. It works for me. Just build up the repair with epoxy and whatever glass, Kevlar, carbon fiber, etc. reinforcements you intend to use, level it with epoxy and filler, sand with 60 or 100 grit and gelcoat it. Hint - you can tint the last epoxy layer with some of the gelcoat, so the substrate is close to the color of the gelcoat. Don't use much gelcoat for this, just enough to color the epoxy resin, and don't bother catalysing it. Always mix fillers, tints, etc. into epoxy AFTER mixing the resin and hardner. Alexander "Ali" Meller 505s 7200, 8776, 7080 Albacore 4862 Laser 11166, 173969 |
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Epoxy or Poly for poly repairs?
On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:41:06 +0000, Alexander A. Meller wrote:
I'm doing some repairs to my Catalina 36, which is made from polyester resin/glass over wood (like most "fibreglass" boats). Should I stick with poly resin, or go with epoxy? I know epoxy is "better", but I'm concerned that it wouldn't stick well to the existing poly, and that the (poly?) gelcoat won't stick to it. Suggestions? Lloyd, Based on my 30 years (mostly as an amateur repairing my own and friend's boats, a few summer jobs and one "inbetween serious IT employment" stint at Waterat, probabably the best small high performance boat builder in the galaxy"), I would NEVER use polyester resin to do a repair. Repair with epoxy. Sand the area you are repairing well and the epoxy will stick to it much better than polyester will. As for gelcoat (polyester) sticking to epoxy. It works for me. Just build up the repair with epoxy and whatever glass, Kevlar, carbon fiber, etc. reinforcements you intend to use, level it with epoxy and filler, sand with 60 or 100 grit and gelcoat it. Hint - you can tint the last epoxy layer with some of the gelcoat, so the substrate is close to the color of the gelcoat. Don't use much gelcoat for this, just enough to color the epoxy resin, and don't bother catalysing it. Always mix fillers, tints, etc. into epoxy AFTER mixing the resin and hardner. Interesting - I've never heard of this. I was taught to use the same material for repairs as original - the theory being a "perfect" repair would be indistinguishable from the rest of the hull - even with xray, etc. (talking about cosmetic repairs here...) Interesting tip on mixing gelcoat with epoxy. Lloyd |
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Epoxy or Poly for poly repairs?
Do you mean mixing in the gelcoat or the pigment with the epoxy?
"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message ... On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:41:06 +0000, Alexander A. Meller wrote: I'm doing some repairs to my Catalina 36, which is made from polyester resin/glass over wood (like most "fibreglass" boats). Should I stick with poly resin, or go with epoxy? I know epoxy is "better", but I'm concerned that it wouldn't stick well to the existing poly, and that the (poly?) gelcoat won't stick to it. Suggestions? Lloyd, Based on my 30 years (mostly as an amateur repairing my own and friend's boats, a few summer jobs and one "inbetween serious IT employment" stint at Waterat, probabably the best small high performance boat builder in the galaxy"), I would NEVER use polyester resin to do a repair. Repair with epoxy. Sand the area you are repairing well and the epoxy will stick to it much better than polyester will. As for gelcoat (polyester) sticking to epoxy. It works for me. Just build up the repair with epoxy and whatever glass, Kevlar, carbon fiber, etc. reinforcements you intend to use, level it with epoxy and filler, sand with 60 or 100 grit and gelcoat it. Hint - you can tint the last epoxy layer with some of the gelcoat, so the substrate is close to the color of the gelcoat. Don't use much gelcoat for this, just enough to color the epoxy resin, and don't bother catalysing it. Always mix fillers, tints, etc. into epoxy AFTER mixing the resin and hardner. Interesting - I've never heard of this. I was taught to use the same material for repairs as original - the theory being a "perfect" repair would be indistinguishable from the rest of the hull - even with xray, etc. (talking about cosmetic repairs here...) Interesting tip on mixing gelcoat with epoxy. Lloyd |
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