I've also heard of using wire brushes to apply the epoxy to lead. Same concept as the scotch bite pad.
Josh On Tue, Nov 28, 2017, 1:50 PM Dennis C. via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > I did some cosmetic repair/fairing on the trailing edge of Touche's keel > years ago. Your situation is similar. > > I ground off deteriorated material down to exposed lead then quickly > applied epoxy with a ScotchBrite pad. Why? The lead will oxidize > quickly. Applying the epoxy with a rough pad by rubbing hard will remove > any oxidation while covering the lead with the epoxy to prevent further > oxidation. > > Once I had the lead covered, I epoxied some glass to one side of the > trailing edge and let it cure. This formed a backstop for working the > other side. I applied epoxy thickened with colloidal silica to the other > side and faired it with a plastic spreader. Once it all cured, I sanded > and faired with 3M Premium Filler. I used an 18 inch stiff long board > sander to square the trailing edge to 1/4 inch width. Bottom paint > followed. > > Not a technically challenging job. Just a bit of planning and patience. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Brien Sadler via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I recently discovered this split in the trailing edge of my keel (photo >> provided via google drive link below). It looks as though the split has >> exposed the lead of the keel. The rest of the keel looks fine. No evidence >> of any water intrusion of any kind in the keel to stub joint. No C&C smile >> at all. Has anyone seen anything like this or had to make this repair on >> their boat. This is my first season with her and I'd rather not get into a >> super expensive keel repair if I don't have to. My thoughts were inject >> with epoxy, cover with glass mat, sand, fair, and repaint. Any thoughts or >> advice would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzW7COeyzYvZRTY5VFNtQWRlLUgtUnFianBxUmpOQXYtYThV >> >> Brien Sadler >> 1987 C&C 35-3 >> Norwich, CT >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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