Someone can explain me how to do perfect laps and avoid this:
Now how can i fix this laps???
Thank you all
30 more glass jobs will keep that from happening.
Gotta squeegee the rails after you finish with the deck.
Cure now, sand and cut all the raised glass off, add patches, then sureform and hot.
There is a really easy solution. Always start folding your rails in the middle of the rail. Then go middle to nose…then middle to tail…then switch sides and repeat. As you make your way angle your squeegee and fold it flat. in order to see what I am talking you can watch this video clip(long download for dial up).
http://www.austinsurfboards.com/samgeorgevideo.wmv
Hope this helps.
Austin S.
is this really a lamp? where’s the cord ? or where do you rub to get the genie…ambrose… stupid comment from me to anyone who can appreciate it…
Rick Holt told me to quarter the lap and do middle to nose then switch and do middle to tail on the otherside then sswitch and middle to tail on first side then switch and do the final middle to nose …ambrose…
Go with what Lee D says…
Might want to try UV cure catilyst to give yourself more time to smooth things out…
Go with what Austin said. Also a few more tips. Don’t lap and run thinking the job is done.(hey that rhymes I almost sound like Ambrose now) Keep checking the laps squeeging here and there where necessary until the resin starts to gel. Also ensure your glassing stand are high enough so the you can work property on the laps.
hi " Romeu " !
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cheers !
ben
start with good tape. (see resources).
use more resin than you think you should. don’t try to save a buck or two yet.
when you squeegee the resin from the stringer to the rail, use enough resin to get most of it wetted out.
i know everyone else here uses a squeegee to do the rail lap. i haven’t gotten that far. i use a 3 inch chip brush. dip it in the pot of resin every time i see a dry spot. work from the center of the board toward the nose and tail by quarters.
then go back and look under the board at your lap. any place you got a bubble, work it out using the brush, or a squeegee or your index finger or whatever pragmatically will get the job done.
sometimes when you get rid of a bubble, it will move down the lap line toward the nose or tail. repeat process until it is worked out.
figure out how much catylist will give you 30 minutes laminating time. should be enuff time to git 'er done.
the advice about the 30 more boards is right also.
perfect laps. is there such a creature?