Saturday, June 29, 2024

Sanding and Fairing for Fiberglassing

tBy the end of June, the hull had been sanded (in some spots, over-sanded) in preparation for fiberglassing the hull.

The errors in not removing excess thickened epoxy at seams (with acetone) was compounded by by over use of the orbital disc sander. The orbital sander is efficient at sanding but it is easy to overdo. It is not easy to see those mistakes in these pictures but they show up after fiberglassing.

 If at all possible avoid sanding through the first lamination. Switch to hand sanding if necessary.






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