Re: [Paddlewise] Fibreglass smell

From: Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 17:00:55 -0500
The resin will out-gas for a long time. The best you can probably do is  
put the boat in the hot sun with all the hatches open to accelerate the  
out-gassing. You could also put an old stinky wetsuit in there, it may  
overpower the resin smell.
Nick

On Mar 5, 2005, at 12:15 AM, John Kirk-Anderson wrote:

> I have just done some fibreglass work inside my Nordkapp, and with a
> week-long trip starting in a couple of days I want to reduce the smell  
> of
> cured resin.
>
> I will give it a good flush with water once the sanding is complete,  
> and
> leave the VCP hatch covers off until I go, but any suggestions on  
> speeding
> the process would be welcome.
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