The smell of….
by Jake on Jul.12, 2006, under One Meter
Victory? I dunno. After working out some minor pin holes in the gel coat with more bondo, I shot another coat of gel coat on the plug. This time, instead of the surfacing agent, I used the raw gel coat and then surfaced it with PVA to seal it from the air. DID IT WORK? Well…that is the question huh. It sure is shiny. I’ll admit to being in a bit of a rush because Bonnie and I were slated to watch a movie (Pirates of the Caribbean – part I) with a friend this evening. I didn’t give much thought to the gel coat after I sprayed it – I quickly cleaned the gun and shot the PVA on the plug about 8 to 10 minutes later. Just now, I wondered if I had given the 40% MEK, that I used to thin the gel coat for spraying, enough time to flash off. I wonder what would happen if it didn’t escape before the PVA sealed everything up? I think we are about to find out, but with any luck things will be fine. With slightly less luck, I’ve made another mistake at the expense that you can hopefully avoid them in the future! We’ll find out tomorrow.
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