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After 220 dry.... After 600 wet... After 1200 wet... After 2000 wet.... First layer of clear coat.... After 4...
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As the project is near the end, I thought I'd repost the full walk around series with the top forward corners hacked off...... I am...
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Yeppers. I found that heavy-duty serrated shears will last the longest. Also the auto scissor that I used in the video earlier will work...
Wednesday at 7:41 PM
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The stuff is kinda crazy. I used to make Kevlar/S-glass kayaks a million years ago. We had to have two brand-new pairs of Fiskars...
Apr 14, 2024
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The kevlar is more resistant to abrasion?
Apr 14, 2024
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Then it was back to the door. Began routing out the foam in two stages..... Then filled the void with a small layer of Thixotropic...
Apr 7, 2024
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Last step in finalizing the rear door. Prepping by vacuming the edge/flange that will get a small layer of Thixotropic. Then a small...
Apr 7, 2024
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Yeppers. I was a bit surprised myself as I did not have good coverage of the thixotropic. There are so many great ways to join edges and...
Mar 20, 2024
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Impressive.
Mar 19, 2024
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It's quite OK Tony. I am actually surprised not more have raised that as a concern. It is such a discussed subject..... how to join the...
Mar 17, 2024
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Thanks. You obviously know what you're doing, so I'm leaving my skepticism in the closet. :cool: Tony
Mar 17, 2024
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I assume you'll join those with strips of carbon fiber cloth? And the final finish–UV clear coat, I assume?
Mar 17, 2024
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Rolled out the first layer. Then wet it in with another layer of resin....... then cloth. After the first 3 layers, then one more...
Feb 27, 2024
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I appreciate everyone's input and opinions, and would love to discuss the properties of composites. How ever as I have seen all to often...
Feb 26, 2024
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Yes please! Can’t wait to learn more. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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