Charlie, Epoxy or vinyl ester resin, your choice. Both will work. If you have epoxy and the proportioning pumps, use it. If you're comfortable with vinylester, use that.
I'd use epoxy or resin wetted cloth or roving. Fill to near level. If you use the epoxy, wash it with TSP and rinse with LOTS of water. Then finish it to elevation with 3M Premium Filler or equivalent putty. Sand level and apply your Kiwi Grip. The secret here is the putty. Covers lots of imperfections and sands easily. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 1:09 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I managed to crush a 2" x 4" portion of my aft deck on both sides recently. > > I have cleaned out the balsa core and removed the fiberglass/gel coat > pieces on top and need to fill it in (its about 1 inch deep) and then, > eventually, cover it with the Kiwi Grip that > was on it pre-crushing. > > I have done a lot of fiberglass construction with epoxy and thought I > would mix up a batch with some cotton fiber filler and just fill the hole. > > Alternatively I could wet a bunch of fiberglass tape I have with epoxy and > then top this off with some thickened epoxy. > > Then I read about gel coat repair and it says that this won't adhere to an > epoxy repair so I maybe I should fill the holes with thickened > gel coat so that eventually some Kiwi Grip will stick to it. > > I need to fill it this weekend before the balsa core gets wet from rain, > etc. although I have put a thin coating of epoxy on the balsa to protect it > temporarily. > > What advice does the list have for such a repair? > > TIA, > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > > > > > > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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