>>> In any case, my question relative to the above extract: why forget the
fishing line technique?
I spent some time with the guys from Polyfiber and they showed me how easy it
was. When I mentioned the fishing line technique the reaction was why put
extra filler on when all you are going to do is sand it off! Other than in
areas where you have to build up the profile the idea is not to put a layer
onto the glass but rather to fill the weave. One of the major advantages of
Polyfiber over the resin/filler mix is that sanding back does not leave a
hard rim of resin around the sanded area. This means that you can happily
apply more filler over any low areas without the danger of creating ridges.
They suggest that this is a much more efficient method than putting too much
on and sanding 90% of it off again.
It is important to use a metal blade to establish the contour, leave only a
very thin layer over the glass and then sand back with 180/220/300 grit.
using a panelbeaters graphite puff marker allows you to establish where any
low spots are for subsequent filling.
Europa builders using Polyfiber so far with this technique have used about 1
gallon of filler each - not a lot at all!
I had a play at sanding back an area of filler and was able to end up with a
1 ft square area of a curved surface to priming quality in under half an
hour, if I had more area to play with I am sure I could have done four times
the area in the same time. The guy I spoke to does glass finishing
professionally and typically fills, sands and primes a complete LongEze in
under one week!!!!
Tony
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Tony Krzyzewski tonyk@kaon.co.nz
Managing Director Ph 64 9 520 4631
Kaon Technologies Fx 64 9 520 3321
Auckland New Zealand
Networkers visit www.kaon.co.nz
Aviators visit www.kaon.co.nz/europa/
and www.kaon.co.nz/saanz/
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Tony Krzyzewski tonyk@kaon.co.nz
Managing Director Ph 64 9 520 4631
Kaon Technologies Fx 64 9 520 3321
Auckland New Zealand
Networkers visit www.kaon.co.nz
Aviators visit www.kaon.co.nz/europa/
and www.kaon.co.nz/saanz/
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