Been a while since my last update, but progress is being made. First cast was a good learning experience (definitely came out rough) - left some air bubbles in the gel coat because I put it on too thick and resin kicked faster than I wanted leaving some poor gaps in a few corners. Structurally it'll be fine but going to need a bit more love than subsequent attempts. Other than those initial mistakes though, the casts come out real nice.
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Gelcoat going in:
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Fiberglass wasn't pushed at all into the corners at the top here and it kicked real quick. Going to have to go back and fill those gaps with resin/bondo.
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And then, put the gel coat on too thick so not all the air bubbles worked themselves out. Not difficult to fix, just tedious.
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Gelcoat going in:
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Fiberglass wasn't pushed at all into the corners at the top here and it kicked real quick. Going to have to go back and fill those gaps with resin/bondo.
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And then, put the gel coat on too thick so not all the air bubbles worked themselves out. Not difficult to fix, just tedious.
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Statistics: Posted by Tvenk — November 14th, 2024, 3:45 pm
