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Premium Member Comment by Adam on June 20, 2012 at 14:58

Rough sand the ply. Open up the grain for the resin to get in. No water. Maybe while down with a dry rag.

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on June 18, 2012 at 12:42

I just bought 1kg of resin and the appropriate sized hardener (fast) from FGI in Melbourne and it cost $39.  When I put the CF on the bottom of my last board I used 130ml of resin to wet it out completely and then 70ml for the second coat to make it all shiny (not neccessary really) - to seal the top I used 40ml for a very light coat and even then had some left over, so I reckion 1KG would do at least 4 boards - just depends on how well you go estimating what you need before you start I guess - I've had a bit of practice so getting better at this process...

Comment by Will Smith on June 18, 2012 at 12:28

How many boards do you reckon that would be able to do? Was about to spend about $60 on 1 litre of resin and 200 mg of hardener. Might head out to brookvale and check out FGI

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on June 18, 2012 at 12:19

I've got lots of experience with West Systems epoxy...  I have found it to be excellent and no issues for clear costing.  Having said that, I have just started using the Nuplex (FGI) epoxy and found it to be even better and it's cheaper - particlularly in large quantities (5kg resin plus 1kg hardner for around $90).

Comment by Will Smith on June 18, 2012 at 12:13

Thats the one, cheers Deeks. Do people have experience with West Systems? Heaps of people have recommended it but then they always say "Not intended for clear coating". Does this mean don't use it as a lacquer or if you use it for fibreglassing it will not be clear? 

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on June 17, 2012 at 23:35

@Will, perhaps it was Nuplex...?
http://www.nuplexcomposites.com/australia/?q=node/57

Comment by Will Smith on June 17, 2012 at 21:32

Does anyone know of the cheap online shop based in Adelaide that has cheap prices on epoxy resin? I know I saw it when I once read through every page of this group, but not too keen to do that again.

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on June 16, 2012 at 19:12

thanks Flobo - Hoop pine is quite good, but it is soft, so you will need to give it a light coat of epoxy to potect it.  I've used 1.5mm hoop pine ply and 3mm hoop pine ply and the 1.5mm (obviously) was easier to work with complex bends - it behaves much closer to an actualy single layer of veneer.  I generally use 7 to 9 "plies" depending on what I'm making but if you are reinforcing the bottom with fibreglass or CF, then 7 is generally enough and keeps the weight down, but don't expect a 1.3kg Fat Pigeon type of outcome!  The hoop pine i've got in the past is AC - not sure it's marine grade but it does have waterproof glue ratings...  Like I said, it will need sealing via expoxy or paint to protect it from water and minor damage.    

Comment by Mudjimba on June 15, 2012 at 21:43

Sick effort Deeks, classic typo Gide! How is the knee Adam, are you able to skate?

Premium Member Comment by Deeks63 on June 15, 2012 at 21:40

yeah - I'm sick of being called feels...!  damned auto-correct!  thaks for to compliments witch-doctor.

here it is ready for a weeknd's worth of thrashing (assuming it doesn't piss down in Melbourne!)

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