I want to apologize for everyone who has been checking in lately to find nothing newly updated. I had some camera and computer issues and with the Holidays these past couple weeks have been a blur. In order to save everyone from confusion I will give a quick update for now with pics to follow ASAP.
Before Christmas, I applied the first coat of epoxy (tack coat) to the sides then laid down the fiberglass. After smoothing out the glass I used a squeegee to spread out more epoxy in order to fill the weave of the fiberglass. After waiting for the epoxy to slightly harden I rolled out a second coat to fill the remainder of the weave. I left the epoxy to dry while I went away for a week to VA to visit family. Upon return I found both good and bad news. Good news was that bad news wasn't detrimental :D. Bad news was the heater in the shop had been running more due to the cold weather and had made the epoxy bubble in spots, one spot particularly was bad, and it even caused the epoxy to not fully harden there. After a couple days of sanding what I could and trying test spots. I finally ended up applying two separate flow coats like instructed to each side. I sanded coats in between to get a nice smooth glassy finish. The very bubbly section wasn't to my satisfaction however and I decided to take drastic measures. I scraped all epoxy off of the wood and cut out glass for this section and cleaned up bare wood underneath. Next I cut a piece of fiberglass to fit perfectly onto the bare wood and finished by coating it again with epoxy. So far things are looking good, and when I get back from this weekend, not only do I hope to find a pair of sides ready for finish sanding but I will also have my camera back and will be able to update the blog with pictures! Thank you all for your patience
Caleb
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