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Re: Europa-List: Filling on top of gel coat.

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Filling on top of gel coat.
From: GRAHAM SINGLETON <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:04:58
William,It should be fine just scuffed. Epoxy will stick to polyester gel c
oat, but polyester won't stick to epoxy,I think the gel coat is epoxy=C2-
 anyway.Graham


    On Sunday, 24 January 2016, 11:45, Jan de Jong <jan_de_jong@casema.nl> 
wrote:


  There may be confusion re what we call gel coat?

 On 1/24/2016 12:12 PM, davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk wrote:

 Will, on the principle that extra weight is a definite downer and always t
hink light or lighter, I would remove as much as you can without damaging t
he fibreglass, subject to getting your perfect profile. If the gel coat was
 properly applied in the first place it should be pretty much in chemical c
ontinuity with the FG resin.=C2- Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ, with gel co
at finish I would not change if you paid me! =C2- =C2- On 2016-01-23 22
:12, William Daniell wrote: 
 Is it ok to fill on top of gel coat orovided that its scuffed up.=C2- In
 other words is it necessary to go down to the fiberglass? I am dealing wit
h the wing skin join and the fuselage join Thanks Will 



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