http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog Solving Problems with Plastic Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:12:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well this weekend I am taking time off from the deck (still working on the railing) to do the MS Bike tour.  So if these posts helped at all, please consider taking a moment to pledge me at https://msofs.mssociety.ca/2009bike/Sponsor.aspx?PID=1129530&L=2.  Thanks!  Graham Facer http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=27 Ok, Finally ready for the moment of truth - Gel-coat! Gel coat is where you get to see if all you sanding and patching paid off with a beautiful deck!  My result?  I have a few issue to touch up (some spiky bits) and some less than pristine areas that were ... http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=26 OK,  After the patching I had a night of rain, this was actually a good thing as it gave me another day to lose the itch and rest my back... No wait it was a good thing because it allowed me to find the low spot of my deck which ... http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=25 OK,  now its time to get itchy!  I forgot to ask to get a set of coveralls from the shop and boy did I regret that... I actually forgot to take any photos of most of the patches I did but then when I was doing one final once over I ... http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=24   After saturating the mat I had a number of issues.  In fact I might have just done a justice to most issue that can come up on that layer.  (I've never said that I am an expert craftsman - I am a just get by DIY'er).  Here they are:    First a bubble ... http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=23   OK, the deck is prepped. I mentioned that the next step was to saturate the mat but that is not right. I did do a seal coat of resin first to make the deck waterproof and ensure that I did not have too much resin soaked up by the wood ... http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=22   Well its finally time! I have started to Fiberglass my own deck. I started with an old 2x4 (maybe treated) deck that had been painted multiple times. The last layer of paint was put down by me and I sanded and primed and scraped and then it started to peel ... http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=20 Just a quick post to follow up on some information that I gathered at a recent home show.  I currently have a fellow that is working on a concept car and has been using foam to make the rough shape.  As he is planning to fiberglass the resulting model he ... http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=19 Well I must say that I love it when our products get me out of trouble!  Like many people I have a habit of sticking pens in my pocket.  Usually I move them from one pair of pants to another in time or my wife catches them on the way ... http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=18 Hello, Due to some spambot that has targeted our blogs, we now require users to be registered and approved to leave comments.  If you have a general comment, you can e-mail us.   Thanks, Graham http://plasticworks.ca/Grahamblog/?p=17