I did not use any bedding compound. Just used my angle grinder with 4 inch disc to grind out between the lead keel and the keel sump. Created a gap about 1/2 inch wide started from forward and aft about 2 feet or so. Cleaned up the 2 freshly ground surfaces and washed each well with acetone. Then painted unthickened West system epoxy on each surface to cure overnight. Then filled the gap with silica fibrr thickened west system epoxy putty. Then ground off rough edges and started laying strips of West system epoxy soaked glass matt to cover both sides. Three layers I think increasing from 1 to 3 inches wide. After curing faired with polyester car body filler. Nice job that lasted well for several years before I sold the boat.
On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 6:12 PM james drew via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello Dwight, > Did you use any bedding compound in the smile before you glassed? > I was planning on doing some tightening this winter and was contemplating > squeezing 3M 5200 into the smile before tightening and then glassing the > exterior of the smile. > Cheers, > jpdsailor -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
