[Scott]

Fellow-ship I think your right….. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Ed …Welcome to CSC …. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Sorry I had to do that !!!! Where ya been hiding !!!! Glad to see ya back !
Oh yeah… Iso resin …good choice for Flip Flop repair [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

DH …. How are you !!!! glad to see ya ….

Anyhow ….Called the Fiberglass gurus and here’s what they told me ….after a good chuckle about my question and my memory loss…

Iso : Like Ed said a grade above plain old poly ….and preferred over poly for underwater situations or wet locations …more impervious to water ….good choice for tooling and mold work.
So as I eluded to above, that was headed for some layup in the bilge.

Vinylester : Also good for water contact and what a lot of builders are claiming to use today (all of our boats are more than likely Polyresin….unless it’s a new one)…

The plus with Vinylester resin is its strength …. Forms a very stiff laminate…that plus the water and chemical resistance properties makes it a good choice …which is what was used to re-core the decks . Also bonds very well to poly laminates. The down side is the cost …. Cost was about $14/gallon more than the Iso [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]. The vinylester has been the predominantly used resin on the boat.


GelCoat : That was OK …..Temperature didn’t affect the couple of cans I had …. They didn’t feel it would …. If it had wax already in the mix …probably a different story …and Don that’s where I’m headed … to make a test batch [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Wax add. : They were right again …. Solid block of rubber!!!! Trash …. I asked if I could get it back into solution (warm water bath etc.) said Not a chance …
Don ....It dosent look like it will ever go back into solution [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] so I got to find a fresh can of that ....dont think West Marine will have that on their shelf !!!

Whew …..Thanks everyone !! And after all this ...The final kicker ... Still a little too cold up here anyhow [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]