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 seagull
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| posted on September 21st, 2004 at 12:52 AM |
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fiberglassing over steel ???
I would like to know how to go about fiberglassing over steel .
I have some steel brackets flat bar 50 x 8mm very clean all millscale off ,is it best to paint the steel ? before fiberglassing over the top ? get the
brakets plated ?? I would like what I am doing to last for years .
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| posted on September 21st, 2004 at 03:35 PM |
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moisture wont get through f/glass (otherwise boats and surfboards would sink) so i cant see why you couldnt f/glass straight over the steel.
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| posted on September 21st, 2004 at 04:01 PM |
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Not quite correct about fibreglass and moisture. Only the gelcoat (coloured surface) is non porous on a boat, hence problems with osmosis where
moisture causes the glass to blister. But boats are polyester resin which is not 100% moisture proof.
However epoxy resin is water proof, but needs to be overcoated as it is not UV proof.
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| posted on September 21st, 2004 at 04:04 PM |
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mmmm in short it is not a good idea...
Just gal dip them ...
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| posted on September 21st, 2004 at 08:20 PM |
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I was going to make them out of 316 stainless but steel was close at the time I will get them hot diped gal .
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