Fixing The Hull quastion...

[egneg]

When wet sanding keep several pieces of various grits in a pale of soapy water. When a piece becomes loaded throw it back in the bucket. Grab a new piece and keep going.

[6sHyper]

What is the resin you have good expierience with?
Thanks
Robert

Any kind of fiberglass resin, its all basically the same. i usually just buy one of those repair kits that comes with the resin/hardner and some cloth(from local auto parts store)

[6sHyper]

Sanding is a process that requires FRICTION between two surfaces, which results in the creation of heat. Epoxy Resin will soften when subjected to heat. Dry sanding creates LOTS of HEAT, which results in the sandpaper becoming clogged-up.


WET sanding greatly reduces the amount of FRICTION & HEAT generated during the process. It requires much more time & patience to achieve satisfactory results, & should be done in steps.


Start by using 600 grit WET sandpaper, & use a finer grade for each subsequent step (i.e., 800, 1000, 1500, 2000), using LOTS of water. If too little water is used, the paper can still become clogged (rendering it useless), which also results in ruining the smooth, shiny, finished look. Besides, high quality wet/dry sandpaper is not inexpensive. Stay away from the cheap crap sold by places like Harbor Freight.


A properly sprayed finish produces the best results, but if one doesn't have the means to accomplish that, wet sanding can produce a decent looking appearance.


Here are a couple of pics showing the results of wet sanding down to 2,000 grit, when used on epoxy (3:1 mixing ratio) laminating/finishing resin, that was applied using a brush.

I think you've misunderstood what he's trying to do. He's trying to repair his damaged hull, not shine up his finish!! LOL Good luck sanding a repair starting with 600grit. I could go on and start posting pics of my work, but this is an rc boating forum so i'm not going to get in a pissing contest over some little boats, i repair real cars for a living and have done a few boats along the way too. BTW Lipopower i damaged my apparition hull a while back and posted some pics of the repair somewhere on this forum, it was just a little 30 min quicky, but might show you the basics. I actually have a hydroplane hull i sold that got damaged badly in shipping on the way back to me as i had to refund the buyer, its pretty beat up, i'll post before and afters of it.

[LiPo Power]

Thanks 6sHyper...