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Gel-coat use
whalerman	#1  Posted on 01/09/10 - 4:55 PM
Member Posts: 540 Comments: 5 Joined: 06/26/07	I am redoing the fwd hatch on my outrage and, was wondering if gel-coat will stick to epoxy resin or do I have to use polyester resin?? Thanks in advance THOM : 1999 Outrage 18, 2012 E-TEC 150, 2012 EZ Loader trailer
modenacart	#2  Posted on 01/09/10 - 5:55 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 741 Comments: 4 Joined: 02/28/09	If you read some of the instructions on gelcoat, it will say to use it on polyester resin. They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. --Benjamin Franklin
noreastfisherman	#3  Posted on 01/11/10 - 1:19 PM
Member Posts: 1 Comments: 0 Joined: 01/11/10	Depending on the type of epoxy resin you used, (some brands have more amine blush than others) after curing, will normally have an amine blush that gelcoat will NOT stick to. Use plenty of water and a scotchbrite pad to remove the amine blush, then gelcoat using a quality gelcoat. For skinning issues and thickness issues, try using patch aid. Edited by noreastfisherman on 01/11/10 - 3:18 PM
Blackduck	#4  Posted on 01/11/10 - 1:34 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 519 Comments: 0 Joined: 02/25/06	Stick with resin. Why take any chances with adhesion? Walter Reynolds 1973 Boston Whaler 16 Nauset 90 HP Yamaha
modenacart	#5  Posted on 01/11/10 - 1:43 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 741 Comments: 4 Joined: 02/28/09	Blackduck wrote: Stick with resin. Why take any chances with adhesion? I second this. They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. --Benjamin Franklin
whalerman	#6  Posted on 01/12/10 - 8:41 AM
Member Posts: 540 Comments: 5 Joined: 06/26/07	Ok, I'll use the polyester resin. It's been alittle too cool here to work in the shop with this so, haven't done anything but strip out the bad balsa wood in about a 1/3 of the hatch. Going to use star board as the new core. All cut to size just waiting for better temps. Thanks ~ Edited by whalerman on 01/12/10 - 8:42 AM THOM : 1999 Outrage 18, 2012 E-TEC 150, 2012 EZ Loader trailer