Soon I will need to make a panel approx 2 foot x 4 foot to be used as a panel for making thin sheets of fiberglass, I was considering spraying...
I should have given more attention to high school calculus Can you tell me an easy way to find the "X" measurement Maybe a picture to help give me...
Is variable deadrise equal to "concave" design? Are they similar or different and why? Seems to me lifting strakes are used during the "change"...
What would cause a hull doing offshore circle/lap racing to dig the bow in on the corners? It is fast on the straight aways but has increase lap...
What are some ways to register the two parts after I put the fiberglass in over the flange on both halves? I have the 4 registration tabs,...
Does it come down to spray technique and tip size, how do you guys deal with orange peel? Seems like I am only able to start with 220 wet to...
I repaired some areas on a red fiberglass hull, then sprayed gray duratec sanding primer over the repairs…I noticed when I sprayed red gelcoat...
This may seem easy to you guys, may have a few questions Starting with an all white gelcoat boat for example, If you wanted to spray gelcoat...
So I can spray a topcoat of gelcoat and of course there is orange peel which I start sanding at about 320# grit. Last part of the project was...
Hi I am having trouble praying the PVA over wax, I used a generic turtle wax and the PVA beads and blotches when I spray it over the wax. Is...
OK guys back at it a few year later and I final bought an air compressor to practice spraying some projects It was actually easier than I thought...
So I am restoring a 18 foot runabout, it is made of gelcoat and fiberglass...I've been using epoxy to repair various areas of the boat on the...
I am working on a 18 foot closed bow outboard speedboat and after replacing the floor inside, this Spring I will be working on bonding the top to...
In my various fiberglass/epoxy projects, I find it difficult to see all the tiny imperfections like scratches and low areas because of the color...
What should I thicken epoxy resin with when placing core down? I don't want to use wood fibers. Should I just get several cartons of the West...
I have a plug that I brushed the partal 10 pva on, very shiny and flawless...I dont have spray equipment so I have to brush my tooling gel coat...
I used a layer of spray paint sanding compound over epoxy on the mold plug, sanded to 1500 and then added wax on top. The tooling gel coat heated...
I am restoring this boat and before I put the floor on I want to mount a belly (underfloor) gas tank in the "ski locker" area of the hull. I will...
I have used West System epoxy before but I don't like how thick it is. Thinning it makes it easier to work with, but once it hardens it is still...
I bought a Hydrostream Virage and will need to take it off the trailer (or do I?) to replace the floor and possibly core. The top of the boat...