Thread: Fiberglass Question

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Also make sure your hardener is fresh. If old it will lose it's ability to catalyze the resin. I had some stale hardener one time and the mixture never did cure, had to get it all up and start over.

Don

Thanks, guys. On the hardner, luckily it was a brand new tube, just broke the seal on a new can of resin & a new tube of hardner. It seems to be setting up, just pretty slow. I will check it in the morning and see how it has done overnight. Sounds like if it hardens strength is not an issue so I may be OK on this round.

No, you will be fine. I had some on my 27 floor that wasn't curing so I brushed a hot mix of resin over the top of it and it cured fine. That was 20 years ago and it still is holding like it should. Fiberglas is a pretty forgiving medium.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

.....so I brushed a hot mix of resin over the top of it and it cured fine.

Don

I had thought about doing just that, mixing an ounce with a heavy dose of hardner, and laying a thin layer on top to hasten the set. Hotrodpaint also mentioned a skim coat of bondo, which is the same concept.