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Synthetic Veil
dakazman:
After sanding out slot of chemical stripper damage and repairing some cracks it’s time to experiment with this new synthetic veil. See pics 3-5 . Available from fibreglas.com, item 1851c , I ordered the 5 yard length.
Details are on the site , but the object here is to stop the bleed thru of the loose strands and add a better impact resistants.
I covered a spare bonnet with ease , fabric is .01 inch thick and stretches easily when wetted out, so a lot of dabbing instead of rolling. I used polyester resin but can be used with epoxy. It’s also very flexible.
I’ll put this on the fast track for sanding and priming as some of my paint is approaching expiration.
Time will tell .
Dakazman
GavinT:
That stuff looks good, Dave, and much easier to handle than the more common wispy continuous filament veil.
Looking at your third pic, have you tried fibreglass reinforced filler yet?
It's magic stuff for those sorts of issues.
Richard48Y:
This company, 1581-C?
https://www.fibreglast.com/product/synthetic-surfacing-veil-1581/Surfacing_Veils
dakazman:
--- Quote from: Richard48Y on Wednesday,December 28, 2022, 08:38:37 PM ---This company, 1581-C?
https://www.fibreglast.com/product/synthetic-surfacing-veil-1581/Surfacing_Veils
--- End quote ---
That’s the place. Richard.
GavinT
I’ll give it a go
Dakazman
GavinT:
Ooops . . I meant to say 4th pic.
See . . they didn't even grind out the divot – just whacked in some bog and carried on with their day.
After 50 odd years, it's clear there was little attention paid to what would be considered best practice today.
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