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When
you have completed the outside deck seam filleting and filling wireholes,
the glassing of the deck can begin. The 4oz. glass that is usually used
for this purpose is 50 or 60" wide so if you position it on the hull
efficiently (towards the edge) you will have a large leftover for the inside
deck.
See more fiberglassing info in the
"stripper" section of Kayak Shop. |
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Always
keep the epoxy on one side of the centerline and spread it relatively fast
over the half deck so that by the time you get to swipe it with a squeegee,
the epoxy will have saturated 100% of the fibers. |
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Spread
the epoxy thinly over the glass and let it soak in. The less you work the
epoxy, the better. The more it is swiped back and forth, the more air is
whipped into it. Do not stay in one spot, let the epoxy do its work. |
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Apply
just enough epoxy at a time to catch all runs. |
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Looking
at the edge of the masking tape through the wet glass. This is where the
cloth will be trimmed off and when the tape is peeled off it will leave
a clean edge with about 1/2" of the raw wood sheerline exposed. |
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Soaking
in. |
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After
the first coat is barely hardened, you can start applying epoxy filler coats
to fill the weave of the fabric. Brushing will leave a thicker layer instead
of application by squeegee.
See the sanding of epoxy on the deck next.
See more epoxy application info
in the "stripper" section of Kayak Shop. |
