Fred,
Couldn't agree more about SupeFil. I have just used it on all surfaces and
it's wonderful to work with.
The use of a hairdryer to vary the temperature while spreading makes it so
easy to obtain accurate spreading
and preventing little waste. Sticks to anything, water based, safe and easy to
sand.
I ran short of the hardener and so found the back up from the factory with Jon
and Greg was excellent.
Free replacement. U/V Smooth primer is also an easy exercise with a roller!
Hey, wait...I should get commissions too!
Tim
Builder #292
Fred Fillinger wrote:
> Richard Iddon wrote:
> > ...
> > I've just attempted to surface fill my first flying surface with factory
> > supplied Expancell and have a couple of questions.
> > ....
>
> No one's mentioned it yet, and I don't get commissions from PolyFiber,
> but their SuperFil product is great stuff. With Expancell, a
> laminating resin sometimes cures way too slow, clogging sandpaper.
> SuperFil is 6-8 hours to sand, cuts quicker, and will be lighter. Mix
> ratio is less hassle, and I learned to eye it by volume and color
> tint. Even a bad mix ratio seems to make no difference. It adheres
> tenaciously to even shiny metal, suggesting it may adhere better to
> shiny fiberglass, like between the fiber bundles that can't be
> roughened. Expancell can be dissolved by solvent paints if too dry.
> The resin ratio also determines its reaction to grit (sanding
> scratches) whereas SuperFil seems to care less, and touches up quicker
> with finer grit, since it cuts faster. With Expancell unless real
> dry, the resin sinks to the bottom of the cup w/o constant stirring;
> SuperFil best mixes on a plastic pallet, faster mix and easier then to
> apply. Hey, wait...I should get commissions!
>
> Regards,
> Fred F.
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