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- quadsheavn
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I think maybe I did to good of a job on Bens tank :laugh:
Missy
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BTW.. make sure you get all the 'glue'? stuff off... down to the glass or the resin wont stick to it
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Naiveté in grownups is often charming, but when coupled with vanity, it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
Tis better to remain silent and thought a fool - than to speak up and remove all doubt.
Did ever think that maybe you've been doing it wrong all these years?
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good luck,
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A job like that, easily could be 9 hours to prime, 14 hours total.
9 @ $42 = $378 bodywork
5 @ $38 = $190 prime/refinish
5 @ $21 = $105 materials
***********$673
And that's a low estimate for something like that.
You could justify $800+ for a piece in that condition.
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I hope you are charging whoever for your labor.
A job like that, easily could be 9 hours to prime, 14 hours total.
9 @ $42 = $378 bodywork
5 @ $38 = $190 prime/refinish
5 @ $21 = $105 materials
***********$673
And that's a low estimate for something like that.
You could justify $800+ for a piece in that condition.
Heh... Too bad this is a donation..
The whole boat was donated to a county run search and rescue. My wife was asked to see what she could do with it after the "man in charge" saw what she did with my bike. She has a soft heart...
If it was me, I'd stick it to em!
Ben
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1983 KZ1100A3
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She has a soft heart...
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What can I say
Missy
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I really tore into the cover a few days ago, and after I got all the old uncured bondo off it, I started to sand the cracked areas. I know that I need to sand it down in the cracked areas, but do I want to open up the cracks and sand them smooth?
Also, what would be the best way to get clue off? The inside of the cover had foam padding glued in, and I have tried a heat gun thinking it would soften it some.. It did not help any. Then I tried a blade, and that just took the hard edges off.
Any help you gentlemen would be willing to share would be wonderful.
Missy
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Kawasaki Motorcycles...because cars lean th wrong way!
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I don't know much about fiberglass, but I'm pretty sure that when it's made originally, each layer is put on before the last one has dried. This lets the layers chemically mesh together, so that they adhere.
I wouldn't sand ANYTHING smooth that I wanted the fiberglass to stick to. Since the existing fiberglass is dried, the new stuff won't settle into it chemically. The more surface area you have, the more chance you'll have for mechanical adhesion. A smooth surface won't have enough surface features to hold onto the new stuff very well, so you need to really rough it up to get a good bond. Consider the grittiest sandpaper you can find, or even a rough file.
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like i mentioned in my first post.. start with cloth 'glass to reinforce from the back .. if you have gaps.. take 'chopped mat' and shred it up and fill the gaps. build up the front area with resin.. so it can be sanded and shaped.
make sure there are no air bubbles in the new areas..
www.jamestowndistributors.com/to;ID;,Fiberglass
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I have done a considerable amount of fiberglass work and have found that the ambient and/or artificial temperture will affect the quality of the work, IE: the ideal tempeture appears to be 65/70~. If too cold the resin will not set properly and the cloth may not adhere to the previous layer. If too much over 70~ the resin may set so rapidly that it is difficult to properly work the cloth and/or matting. However, in either case the mixture of resin can be adjusted, somewhat, to compensate for these problems.
Harry
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