"Lisa Williams" <lisa_at_cadence90.com> wrote: >Of course, gelcoat shrinks as it cures, and overall, while the new gelcoat patch covered and sealed the fiberglass patch underneath, it wasn't near even with the original gelcoat`. >...I'd get more spreaders/mixers (little popsicle sticks would do fine) Little spreaders or "squeegees" can be used to fill small divots. They scrape excess off the high areas, leaving only the "valleys" filled. Either prop your boat so the repaired surface is horizontal, wait a bit until the gelcoat "gels", or use more tape and waxed paper. Using a little colloidal silica ("Cabosil" or silica fume) will make the gelcoat tougher. Silica fume is a "thixotrope", which means it is non-sag. Household baking flour is also a thixotrope. Shawn __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jun 19 2003 - 10:43:50 PDT
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