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farmer 
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 Posted: May-06-2007 at 8:35pm |
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Finally got to putting the epoxy bottom on my mustang.It took a long time to fair the bottom. I made the mistake of knocking off the edges because the fiberglass looked like it had crystallized and was brittle.DO NOT DO THAT.It would have been much better to leave the edges and just cover them with the epoxy.
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David F
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Posted: December-28-2006 at 9:27am |
Yes, just a bit of experience  The easiest way to remove the gelcoat is with a 4" or 4.5" grinder with a 36 grit pad. Do not be tempted to use a 7" grinder as it does not work nearly as well and the extra weight will wear you out more than twice as fast.
When you get down to the fibergla$$, you could switch to a 7" grinder to help even out the fibergla$$ surface. You will then have to fair (fare?) the entire hull. Bondo is fine for fairing, or you can use thickened epoxy which is what I used as evident in the pictures above. |
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farmer
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Posted: December-26-2006 at 7:44pm |
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Hi everybody. I just realized I could edit my picture post after the fact to arrange them vertically. Duh....
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TRBenj
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Posted: December-20-2006 at 8:17am |
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Its gel- DavidF doesnt mess around!
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farmer
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Posted: December-19-2006 at 9:52pm |
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DavidF. That looks beautiful. Is that gelcoat or paint?
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M3Fan
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Posted: December-19-2006 at 9:09pm |
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...and the 7 series in the garage shows that this guy doesn't fool around.
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TRBenj
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Posted: December-19-2006 at 8:48pm |
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You could say DavidF has a little bit of experience on the subject.
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farmer
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Posted: December-19-2006 at 7:01pm |
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David,do you have any experience with gelcoat removal etc?
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Randy_in_Ohio
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Posted: December-19-2006 at 10:40am |
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Farmer-
I see now why you turned it over. Man, that looks like a lot of work. also seen the rig you used to flip it. pretty slick. Keep posting pics of your progress. |
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David F
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Posted: December-19-2006 at 9:08am |
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You got yourself a quit a project there. All complete, but you should consider removing all the gelcoat via grinding and painting the hull. Or, you can re-apply gelcoat if you are up to all the sanding involved.
Good luck and keep us updated. |
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farmer
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Posted: December-17-2006 at 12:54pm |
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Thanks.If I post anyhting else I'll start a new topic Farmer
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Posted: December-17-2006 at 12:29pm |
That's an easy one, your pics in the first post are all on the same line so they dictate the frame of the post window for all subsequent posts. All you have to do is put a carriage return(enter key) after each Picture when you're uploading them and the pics will line up vertically stacked shortening the window width. So your problem is not with the last post you made but with the first. I hope that makes sense
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You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails
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farmer
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Posted: December-17-2006 at 12:15pm |
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Help. why did the text stretch out so far past the pictures? Farmer
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Posted: December-17-2006 at 12:10pm |
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Randy in Ohio Here are a couple of pics of the gelcoat below the waterline. The entire bottom is like this so I felt the easiest way to work on it was to turn the boat over. Does anyone have any experience with gelcoat in this condition? Farmer
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Posted: December-11-2006 at 4:34pm |
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I had to go into the next room to finish reading those posts, what happened?? nice boat, nice lines
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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Randy_in_Ohio
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Posted: December-11-2006 at 11:04am |
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Turn the boat over??? How Why??
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farmer
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Posted: December-10-2006 at 7:32pm |
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Randy, thanks for the tip. I'll try it next time. I have more up to date pictures of my progress and also of the rigging I used to turn the boat over if anyone is interested. thanks again Farmer
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Randy_in_Ohio
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Posted: December-10-2006 at 10:26am |
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farmer - that should be a nice winter project... I love the old Mustangs, what a cla$$ic! keep us updated with pics of your progress. I think a good cleaning would make a huge difference. it looks like it was left in the water. When i got mine i tried everything to clean the hull (muriatic acid, hull cleaner, etc.) found that Purple Power worked the best worked great cleaning the bilge too. $9.99 for 2.5 gal. at Autozone. Good Stuff!
BTW- next time you post pics try hitting the enter button after each pic post. when you put each pic post on it's own line it will stack them vertically instead of side-by-side. makes it a little easier to browse through. trying to help... Brian- hope your getting some sleep over there! |
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Posted: December-10-2006 at 1:23am |
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Speaking of having fun.................hows it goin' Brian? Denese and the little one doing ok?
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Posted: December-10-2006 at 12:10am |
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Looks like a good project. Everything's there. Have fun. BKH
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Posted: December-09-2006 at 10:16pm |
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Just thought I'd upload a couple of pictures that were lost during the server change. These pictures were the day I brought it home.Pretty nasty huh?   
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Watch your fingers.
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