Thinned Epoxy For Recovering Fiberglass Mat Strands

The fiberglass strand in mat wets out with epoxy but the binder holding things together does not dissolve.

Thinned epoxy for recovering fiberglass mat strands.

Premium fiberglass mat this fiberglass chopped strand mat is marine grade and suitable for boat building and repairs roofing pond lining and many other applications. The fiberglass provides durability and strength. It does get put into suspension and is sealed in the cured epoxy this undissolved binder causes the wet out mat to remain a bit stiff compared to wet out with a styrene based resin. By the most possible and the most used method for thinning epoxy.

You can use the same to repair it. Thinning the epoxy resin using a solvent is very damaging to the strength characteristics of the epoxy. Four or five layers of 1 5 oz chopped stand mat and orca 200 p16 laminating resin will work great. Epoxy resin is a very strong material that can be used as a sealant and an adhesive as well as a myriad of other things however one troublesome thing about this substance is that it is very thick and viscous which means that it can be hard to apply and sometimes it will not get into all of the dings and nicks in a surface.

It can be used with epoxy polyester or vinyl ester resin including west systems epoxy. Apply some clear packing tape over the back of the hole to have something to lay up against. Epoxy resin varies from brand to brand but on average there is a 35 decrease in its strength properties of the epoxy for ever 5 of thinner added. Choosing the right fiberglass mat.

In certain repairs you will need some type of reinforcement to the repair area. But also the most harmful. This chopped strand mat has a good wet out.