On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Harvey Barlow wrote: >>>>>snip good information <<<<< > > On the VACList, Jim Smith who identified himself as an "old Florida > boat-builder" suggested that using penetrating epoxy resin would be even > better because it will be absorbed (wicked into) the rotted plywood flooring > and when cured, creates a new, very hard and durable composite material. I > have never used either polyester resin or penetrating epoxy resin but I > figured who would know better than "an old Florida boat-builder"? So, for a > cost of $20 instead of around $5 or $10 for the resin, I decided to follow > the boat builder's advice and ordered the penetrating epoxy resin from the > Florida supplier he suggested. Unfortunately, my one-year-old shop building > is still unheated and Lubbock temperatures have been abnormally low for > several weeks. Jim advised me not to apply the epoxy resin until > temperatures remain at least 60 degrees so I'm stuck, waiting for ambient > temperatures to rise. I hope I don't have to wait until spring. Thanks Harvey for the very helpful information. I think maybe RJ mentioned using Epoxy to make a repair also. I didn't know about the penetrating type which sounds like a very worthwhile additional expense. If you have the contact information on the source of the penetrating epoxy from Jim Smith I'll contact them myself. Thanks again. Must say I am envious of your year old shop building. I have a nice metal working shop in my basement (no sheet metal work however) but it's not big enough for a 24 foot trailer. <G> Jim Greene '68 Tradewind Atlanta To unsubscribe or to change to a daily Digest, please go to http://www.airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html If replying back to this message, please delete all the unnecessary original text from your reply.
