Comments on: Kayak Construction, first glue, first problems http://blog.xcski.com/2008/05/23/kayak-construction-first-glue-first-problems Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:52:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Bill http://blog.xcski.com/2008/05/23/kayak-construction-first-glue-first-problems#comment-91611 Bill Sat, 24 May 2008 03:33:21 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/?p=1354#comment-91611 I've never built a kayak, but I've used a lot of epoxy, both West and System 3. If you're brushing the resin onto the tape/cloth as if you were painting a fence, don't do it that way. You'll always shift/wrinkle the cloth and pull fibers loose. Try dabbing the resin into place with the end of a stiff, short-bristled brush. Or mix more resin and while wearing nitrile gloves, dab it on with your fingertips straightening the cloth as you go. With practice it gets much easier. I’ve never built a kayak, but I’ve used a lot of epoxy, both West and System 3. If you’re brushing the resin onto the tape/cloth as if you were painting a fence, don’t do it that way. You’ll always shift/wrinkle the cloth and pull fibers loose. Try dabbing the resin into place with the end of a stiff, short-bristled brush. Or mix more resin and while wearing nitrile gloves, dab it on with your fingertips straightening the cloth as you go. With practice it gets much easier.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.xcski.com/2008/05/23/kayak-construction-first-glue-first-problems#comment-91606 Mark Sat, 24 May 2008 02:34:50 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/?p=1354#comment-91606 <i>I know where every blemish is but everybody else just sees the overall beauty of it</i> That's my own personal hell. I have a few blemishes on my truck that I'm sure nobody else ever notices, but they drive me bloody insane since I find myself continually noticing (and fixating) on them. I do this with everything. It's an annoying habit I wish I could break. I know where every blemish is but everybody else just sees the overall beauty of it

That’s my own personal hell. I have a few blemishes on my truck that I’m sure nobody else ever notices, but they drive me bloody insane since I find myself continually noticing (and fixating) on them.

I do this with everything. It’s an annoying habit I wish I could break.

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