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  1. Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!sbbrown
  3. From: sbbrown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stephen B. Brown)
  4. Subject: Re: Fiberglass, Laminating vs. Finish Resin
  5. Message-ID: <1992Oct13.204212.4787@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
  6. Sender: news@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: top.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
  8. Organization: The Ohio State University Radio Observatory
  9. References: <$stevee.17.0@sasb.byu.edu> <1992Oct12.194401.21473@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
  10. Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 20:42:12 GMT
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  13. In article <1992Oct12.194401.21473@newsgate.sps.mot.com> shade@chdasic.sps.mot.com writes:
  14. >This was my first experience with f-glass.  It was kinda fun.  Are there
  15. >RC boat kits which require glass.  I'd like to try that sometime.
  16.  
  17. There are many RC boat kits which require glass.  In fact, I think it's
  18. probably a majority.  However, many have pre-built hulls, so someone
  19. else is doing the fiberglassing for you.
  20.  
  21. A caveat.  Polyester resins do not work well when applied over epoxy.
  22. However, I understand epoxy works fine applied over polyester.
  23. -- 
  24. Steve Brown, N8HFI              sbbrown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
  25. Chief Engineer, The Ohio State University Radio Observatory ("Big Ear")
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