Hanging the Fiberglass Cloth
This is what the 6 oz. fiberglass cloth looks like before it is wetted out with the epoxy resin. I like to give the cloth time to hang on the boat for a couple days to make sure that it is as wrinkle free as I can get it before I start with the resin.
The boat is 10-1/2' long and the circumference measurement at the middle of the boat is about 42". I bought 50" wide cloth which gives me about 4" of cloth hanging below the hull at midpoint of the hull. I trimmed the cloth to give me that 4" all the way around the hull and the same at each end. The extra cloth with help to catch any drips as I go around the boat. I'll use both a foam roller and a brush to get the resin onto the cloth being careful to not let either touch the edge of the cloth. That is a good way to pull out the loose strands and make a mess that is hard to get off of the boat.
I'm going to wait until Monday to put resin on the boat. If the shop is warm enough the first coat will be dry enough to put the second coat on in 3 or 4 hours. Adding additional coats that quickly allows the coats to form a chemical bond which is a stronger finish. If I waited until the next day I would need to sand the resin to make a good mechanical bond beteeen coats. I'll start early and keep at it until I have 3 or 4 coats of resin on the boat.
