Quote Originally Posted by pat mccarthy View Post
done more fixes with polyester it worked . cost as not has much as the epoxy but it has its place . over the years working with smc i used siwss polyester gell for smc for the big semi flip fronts ends re built many with the gell . many times i was the guy that took the part raw and did finish work to paint with no gell coat on the air plane stuff . last time i was close to a boat repair i did not even work on the damn thing i started getting cold and breaking out.i found out the epoxy i can not be in the same shop with epoxy dust. most repair job were someone did not do a good fix were guys think slopping on to much resin with no mat or cloth
Thankfully,Pat,,the only boat repairs I've had anything to do with,,are polyester layups,,and not GOP,with epoxy..In fact,,i do very little in the boat side of things..We have enough boat repairers in the area to take care of them.. I have a problem with people who come to me,wanting me to fix their broken junk,,and expecting me to do it for very little,,and the parts have been damaged and repaired badly in the past,,and can't see that it usually means more work,,by going down deep in the repair,,and starting with a clean slate,,so to speak,,instead of just slapping more junk on top..