"God prices"......even better than "employee pricing"?   :)

On 7/13/07, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net> wrote:
>
> Don't waste a quality epoxy resin on fiberglass mat!!.  It drinks
> resin like a sponge and has very little strength.  It will add
> stiffness, but not streength.  The worse the crack, the more you need
> some kevlar in there and then use a high quality fiberglass cloth,
> like military S-glass(the stuff you buy in the $9 poly bags at the
> FLAPS is E glass.  Go to www.sweetcomposites.com  for an excellent
> tutorial on resins and cloth and also god prices on all that
> stuff.  Kevlar alone won't do it as it needs the stiffness of either
> glass or carbon to be the perfect repair.
>
> DM&FS
>
> At 03:36 PM 7/13/2007, Roger Whittaker wrote:
>
> >Dear Bumper broken crowd
> >thanks for the timely info ...
> >our westie was struck about two months ago and i have to do this task to
> >repair the only damage
> >the broken /cracked front bumper ...
> >yours
> >
> >On 7/13/07, Todd Last <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>Take a look for a book (or Google) Fiberglass repair or boat repair.
> >>There are lots of good resources.
> >>
> >>If you live in an area that has a TAP Plastics store, they are a good
> >>resource for supplies.
> >>
> >>The 'kits' are just small prepackaged fiberglass patch kits - pretty
> >>generic.
> >>
> >>I think the one thing is that you want to use an epoxy-based resin for
> >>strength.
> >>If I recall correctly, you want to cut out the crack rather than try to
> >>patch over it.
> >>
> >>What I have done is:
> >>
> >>Cut out the crack with an angle grinder or dremel.
> >>Patch one side with mat. (top)
> >>Fill the gap with cut fibers or "chop"
> >>Place a second mat over the chop on the other side. (back)
> >>
> >>Sand and prep for painting.
> >>
> >>Its pretty fun, actually - make sure to wear gloves and a mask to avoid
> >>breathing fiberglass shards.
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >roger w
> >There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
> >Picking up garbage and telling people things.
> >Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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