Monday, September 19, 2011

Cooling off in FL

 So it cooled off enough for me to start on the next bay.  Just a review of the process for those who have been asking.

1.  Tape off the area to be fiberglassed.  The INSIDE of the tape represents where the fiberglass edges will fall.  In the photo below there is an overlap of the glass from this bay to the ones on each side of it.

2.  Create a template from butcher's paper.

3.  Use the paper template to cut out the fiberglass.  I allow several inches on each side so that the fiberglass will overlap the tape.

4.  Do one LAST run over the area to be fiberglassed to make sure everything is absolutely smooth and every little crumb is removed.

5.  Lay down the fiberglass with epoxy.  Just enough to fill the weave

6.  Wait a few hours until the epoxy turns "green".

7.  Trim around the inside of the tape with a razor knife.

8.  Lift the tape (and the excess fiberglass) to leave a perfect edge.






Hours this session: 2
Hours total: 157
Hours remaining: 243