I gave up after the vinylester wouldn't harden over the epoxy deck. Just laying gelcoat on the deck was the easy part and it has been nothing but...
I thank both of you very much for the lessons of this thread. Sounds to me, just a boat owner repairing his boat in the barn, that in the future...
How long would you say it should be put in the sun, say the next day after the applying? 3 hours, 8 hours? I am in Florida and the sun is...
Is there a "backyard" way to post cure, like putting it out in the Florida sun or putting it out in the sun covered with black visqueen?
How does one post cure?
Like I said before, I am certain that it'll work if I put FGCI epoxy over my RAKA, then the FGCI vinylester, then the FGCI gelcoat, but I'd have...
I fiberglassed the deck about 4 years ago with 2408 biaxial and RAKA 127/606 slow cure epoxy. The glass was laid as one piece 5'X 15' +- , so I...
I didn't know that the terms were different. I was told by FGCI to apply laminating Vinylester resin over the epoxy, let it dry, then apply the...
I used RAKA 127/606 slow cure epoxy, and no other. For the gelcoat, I used Fiberglass Supply Depot (FSD) laminating gelcoat, no wax. On the first...
It is all RAKA 127/606, it is the only epoxy I bought.
The epoxy is 4 years old and has been washed and wet sanded innumerable times, amine left behind is an impossibility. I never heard of epoxy...
ps...I think you did something wrong..I don't think the issue is related to epoxy...despite the fact you got cure over old gc; the air...
In my Boat Design thread Gelcoat as non-skid on Deck https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/gelcoat-as-non-skid-on-deck.66402/page-3 I detailed my...
Because it was unwaxed gelcoat, do I sand all the hard stuff off and start over again, or just rough the hard stuff up, and re-coat with waxed...
Some parts didn't cure completely, washed soft parts with stainless steel wool pads and Xylene and used rags to wipe off as I go. After cleaning...
How does one clean dust off of brush applied laminating gelcoat before applying waxed gelcoat? I could not apply waxed gelcoat over the unwaxed...
Ok, thank you very much for your advice.
I thought it was Styrene. I didn't add much Xylene, like 1 oz to the 27oz of gelcoat. I had acetone right in front of me, I could've added that...
Will do sir. I'll put it on the silver roof of the barn, so it gets no shade breaks.
