[Rhodes22-list] How bad is my CB plate?

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Your experience makes sense, Rummy. I was surprised to see the results of
the testing shown in the video. He notes that his tests are far from
'official' - that he was just satisfying his own curiosity & concern for his
fiberglass business.

I agree with you though - if there's gel coat present, it only makes sense
to take a few minutes to remove it from the area being repaired.

Dennis
Magic Moments
Enjoying a brief meltdown
 

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Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 6:44 AM
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Dennis,
 
I can only speak from personal experience, but fiberglass does not adhere
well to gel coat. It has to be ground down to the fiberglass in order to
have  any structural integrity.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 1/19/2015 6:47:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org writes:

Graham  found that excellent fiber glassing video on YouTube in the link he
shared.  If you go to the author's website, you'll find another video about
bonding  gelcoat over epoxy successfully. Check it out  at
http://boatworkstoday.com/archives/1680. Unfortunately, he didn't  document
the reverse (putting epoxy over gelcoat), but that information may  be
elsewhere on the web.

Dennis
Magic Moments
Thinking about  taking up ice fishing.