[PSUBS-MAILIST] fiberglass

[Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles]

Scott,   The gel coat is what makes for a really clean and glossy finish, it's the first coat that is put on the mold.  I've never done it, but it's how they do all the boats you see.  If you could get into a boat manufacturing place that would very educational !   But of course they would be using blown fiberglass which would be more for mass production.

Brian

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From: via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
To: PSUBS <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] fiberglass
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:24:39 -0500

Hey everyone,

For someone such as myself that doesn't know much about fiberglass. Can I get some help for what I need to do to build the fairings for Pisces VI?

*What fabric and resin do I use

*I know of the foam plug method, but how do I get the outside to be pretty and smooth. do I have to use a negative mold for that?

*How do I correlate how much fabric I need to equal a specific thickness?

Any help and links to websites/videos are appreciated.

Thank you,
Scott Waters
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