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estimating epoxy amounts for fiberglassing

Estimating Epoxy Amounts

By Bruce Niederer — GBI Technical Advisor

Above: The layout of an Optimist pram provides an example of how to go about estimating epoxy amounts.

This formula will help you estimate the amount of mixed epoxy needed to wet out fiberglass cloth (assuming a resin-to-fiber ratio of 50:50) and apply three rolled epoxy coats to fill the weave of the cloth, i.e. “fill coats.” Continue reading