I get bubbles in my lap. Just on the flat part not in the rails but the part that laps under. Lots and lots of tiny bubbles. I think they wet out plenty. I use over a quart on each side. Why does this happen?
howzit Jim,Air bubbles can be the result of not enough resin or to much resin. If it’s caused by to much resin they’re there to stay, if it’s not enough resin you can try appling some thined out(with styrene) resin to the area which might work. Aloha, Kokua
In my case its usually from too much resin.Try putting the stand up higher so you can see whats going on without breaking your back.I use a small thin squeegee for this cleanup.Its no biggie…just part of the leaarning curve…or as an old Hawaiian Glasser once said “It wen float mo betta dat way”.
TOO MUCH?!?!? I didn’t realize that could happen. I thought I was pulling out to much so I use more, maybe my problem. Thing is Kokua, I don’t really see them untill after the hotcoat.
I have a high rack next to my regular rack. It’s about 6’ tall and when I clean my laps I can see much better. Also saves my back. This reduces the number of bubbles I get in my laps, but… I still get some. Everyone does. I don’t charge extra for the added floatation.
Howzit Jim, Yeah they’re sneaky little boogers,if you see them after the hotcoat think how visable they are after a gloss and polish. Acually you can see them when you’re laminating, just gotta look for them.Aloha, Kokua
Keep your eye peeled for an old beauty shop chair.I made a glassing stand that I can elevate by pumping it up with a foot pedal. R. B.
Cleanlines jack’in stand, what a concept!
Tuna: Does Roger really use that chair for glassing or do you ever catch him nappin’ in that thing watching Andy G. reruns? TS
I like to build contraptions such as this…you oughta see my sanding block stash that I hardly ever use.Next up is a U.V. light system that hangs from the ceiling and runs on a track that I can lower by use of a pulley when needed…R. Brucker
Never caught him in the “jack’in stand”. However, there in an impresion of his forhead in the top of his work bench in front of his favorite stool.
hey Roger - what are you planning for you light rig? might have some ideas for you, I just bought a new house and am planning on building a 3 car garage/shaping and glassing area. I think Iam going to leave my current light rig at the factory and build a new one for the house. old one is wood thinking of using sheet metal on this one. what are you planning on using - S.A.
Thanks Sean,nice to hear from you.I was thinking of a lightweight frame kind of concave made out of 1/8 inch doorskin.Maybe line the inside with aluminum foil or something like that…I’m still thinking.I have 10 foot ceilings so the space is there.What say you about it?By the way we have used the trick you told me about just drying the top and then turning the board to clean up the laps before drying them.I may be old and set in my ways but I love Suncure.(Except for glossing) R. Brucker
Roger you can paint your doorskin flat white and get just as much if not more light reflection than with foil ( gained this info from a friend who is an amatuer horticulturist and knows a lot about indoor lighting if you know what I mean - wink-wink-) as for the laps, I have been turning the board over and using a gloved finger to pull stray threads inline with the lap and then pulling deck layers of cloth and lamming leaving lap wet. I have dialed system in learning how to kind of float the lap to get any bubbles out and then come back after saturation and working from center out pull exess resin out and the laps are coing out flat as can be, even with 6 oz. It’s really great on colored boards not to have to worry about nicking the paint when trimming laps! hope alls well- Roger ( by the way the have been workin on a trigger lock for that planer to save my hands from further carpal tunnel) But we can talk about that one next time, I’m off to pay for my new house- man I’m going to have to shape alot of boards to pull this one off! S.A.