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WEST SYSTEM 410 Microlight® to the Rescue! by Jim Derck—GBI Technical Advisor Above: Jim Derck describes how he used 410 Microlight in a metal door repair. Image: A knocker on a metal door. Photo by Felix Luo on Unsplash At the end of moving day, after many large items had passed through the doorway, our […]
by Jim Derck—GBI Technical Advisor If you are using the strip planking method to build a canoe, kayak or even a telescope, you already appreciate the beauty of wood. The following tips will help you achieve the clearest possible fiberglass coating to protect and reinforce the wood and show off your handiwork.
by Jim Derck and Captain James R. Watson, GBI Technical Advisors Making a hole-locating tool When replacing planking, often you have to drill a new hole through the wood and “hit” the existing hole on the frame (so as not to riddle the frame with new holes). This tool will help you properly locate the […]
by Jim Derck—GBI Technical Advisor It’s difficult to prevent cloth from lifting when fiberglassing around a sharp wooden corner. Even if you were able to lay glass tightly around a sharp corner, it could easily be dented. The slightest compression of the underlying wood could leave a void, and an invitation for moisture and the […]
by Jim Derck—GBI Technical Advisor When using WEST SYSTEM® 300 Mini Pumps, the most important things to remember are: Read the instructions. Use one full pumps stroke of resin for each one full pump stroke of hardener to get the proper resin-to-hardener ratio. If you’re ever concerned that your pumps aren’t metering properly, simply mix […]
