[Public-list] Fillers

[John Irving]

I second what Stephen says about MAS epoxy. For even more strength
consider adding milled fibers to your epoxy/cabosil mixture. I always
use MAS Slow hardener for glassing and I have never experienced the
amine blushing that others describe with the other products.


On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:03:22 -0500, sousa, stephen (ENG)
<sousa_stephen at emc.com> wrote:
> Lincoln,
> 
> MAS Epoxy is also a good product and Jamestown carries this product. There
> is a filler named Cabosil which is extremely strong but very difficult to
> sand once hardened. I would recommend calling Jamestown and ask for the
> number of MAS Epoxy in NJ. There chief engineer is a great guy and will
> guide you in the right direction. The other thing I like about MAS it does
> not blush like West Systems if you plan on painting the surface.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:55 AM
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> Subject: [Public-list] Fillers
> 
> Austin,
> I had the good fortune of only needing to fill one good size chunk that
> ripped off - the Rudder.  I've never worked with marine fillers.  You can
> buy West System fillers when working with west epoxy. I will use the west
> 404 filler (there strongest filler) to fill the oversized bolts holes in the
> rudder then tap/thread the cured epoxy/filler.  West recommends a certain
> type of filler if fairing is involved - but sounds like the patch is small
> area - so maybe going with the stronger stuff (404) that is harder to fair
> is not an issue. www.Jamestowndistributors.com has snippets of info on each
> of the west fillers.
> 
> Btw the maintenance manual has some very good info on the rudder and if you
> need any help tracking down hardware give a shout.
> 
> Linc, Gypsy
> Mamaroneck, NY
> 
> >Did you have to use any filler on your rudder? I stripped the
> >fiberglass off of mine and a good size chunk of wood came off
> >(10" long, shaped like wedge, 3/4" deep at deep end)? I would like >to know
> what kind of filler to use? I will also be fiberglass as soon
> > as i get this repaired.
> 
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