Hi, How do you guys wet the laps? I tried to pour some resin along the rails as someone suggested and let it flow to wet the laps, but it didn’t work very well. Most of the resin ended up on the floor and only some drips on the laps were wet. I ended up using a brush to wet it out. Any suggestions? regards, Håvard PS. How do you avoid the resin from running down on the squeegee when working on the rails? It started out slippery and ended up very sticky and messy.
Hi,>>> How do you guys wet the laps? I tried to pour some resin along the rails > as someone suggested and let it flow to wet the laps, but it didn’t work > very well. Most of the resin ended up on the floor and only some drips on > the laps were wet. I ended up using a brush to wet it out.>>> Any suggestions?>>> regards,>>> Håvard>>> PS. How do you avoid the resin from running down on the squeegee when > working on the rails? It started out slippery and ended up very sticky and > messy. Mate what i do is wet out most of the area leaving about 2in from the edge.then run resin along this 2in area from the pot, then start at one end with the pot under the lap pull the resin out to the lap, any extra resin goes into the pot do this all the way along the board do the other side the same then come back to the first side starting from the centre work out to the ends folding the laps down as you go and staying nice and clean some time having to cut any cloth dags job done http://www.southcoastfoam.com.au
Ok, I think I got that one. Thanks. regards, Håvard
Hi,>>> How do you guys wet the laps? I tried to pour some resin along the rails > as someone suggested and let it flow to wet the laps, but it didn’t work > very well. Most of the resin ended up on the floor and only some drips on > the laps were wet. I ended up using a brush to wet it out.>>> Any suggestions?>>> regards,>>> Håvard>>> PS. How do you avoid the resin from running down on the squeegee when > working on the rails? It started out slippery and ended up very sticky and > messy. Well Havard, resin is going to run down the squeegee, part of the cost of getting in resin. But wetting the rails requires more resin than actually wetting out the flats. When I laminate, I pour my first amounts of resin very close to the rail edge, then with the squeegee, pull this off and over the rail. I have the bucket directly under where the resin is cascading and TRY to retrieve as much as possible. Once the laps are wet it requires very little resin to wet and fill the flats, also the laps are constantly re-wet by gravity. Gettin dry spot on the rails is very frustrating, as once you’ver missed an area it is difficult to wet it as the resin wants to follow the already wet areas. So wet at a steady rate as you proceded around the board and make sure all of the rail is COMPLETLY wet before advancing on to another area. Give this a try next time and see if this helps.
Well Havard, resin is going to run down the squeegee, part of the cost of > getting in resin. But wetting the rails requires more resin than actually > wetting out the flats. When I laminate, I pour my first amounts of resin > very close to the rail edge, then with the squeegee, pull this off and > over the rail. I have the bucket directly under where the resin is > cascading and TRY to retrieve as much as possible. Once the laps are wet > it requires very little resin to wet and fill the flats, also the laps are > constantly re-wet by gravity. Gettin dry spot on the rails is very > frustrating, as once you’ver missed an area it is difficult to wet it as > the resin wants to follow the already wet areas. So wet at a steady rate > as you proceded around the board and make sure all of the rail is > COMPLETLY wet before advancing on to another area. Give this a try next > time and see if this helps. … …and the areas that are dry,before going off,pour some resin on the deck by the rail in the dry area.Pull your squeege toward you,and down the lap.Make sure you have the bucket under the area.Herb
Harvard, I learned from a short video click, there a Jap wets the deck first then he flips the rail fabric onto the deck, using a squeeze to wet the fabric. Until its fully wet, he flips the fabric down to the rail and squeeze out the remaining resin. Regards, Crabie
Hi,>>> How do you guys wet the laps? I tried to pour some resin along the rails > as someone suggested and let it flow to wet the laps, but it didn’t work > very well. Most of the resin ended up on the floor and only some drips on > the laps were wet. I ended up using a brush to wet it out.>>> Any suggestions?>>> regards,>>> Håvard>>> PS. How do you avoid the resin from running down on the squeegee when > working on the rails? It started out slippery and ended up very sticky and > messy. Are you working the deck or bottom rail area? Kokua
Harvard,>>> I learned from a short video click, there a Jap wets the deck first then > he flips the rail fabric onto the deck, using a squeeze to wet the fabric. > Until its fully wet, he flips the fabric down to the rail and squeeze out > the remaining resin.>>> Regards,>>> Crabie Back in the 60’s I used to wet laps in this manner, but you shift the cloth, cause wrinkles, dislodge strings and waste precious time in an extra unneeded step
Are you working the deck or bottom rail area? Kokua Does it really matter? I was working from bottom to deck. regards, Håvard