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From: Tom (no email)
Date: Thu Aug 17 2006 - 13:10:23 EDT
At 02:06 AM 8/17/2006, you wrote:
>Thanks! I was able to begin fiberglassing my chines tonight free of care.
>Wheat flour, mixed 1.5 : 1 by volume with polyester resin, and you get
>ketchup. Whereas a 2 : 1 mix gives you peanut butter, same as others. Both
>taste awful. I guess powdered lime (the mineral, not the food) is
>apparently popular. I started thinking of all the things around the house
>that are predominently powdered lime.
>
>I had been using GougeThem Bros. #404 "High Density" thickener, and I
>could swear it is a powdered mineral, just like lime. The "High Density"
>propounds maximum strength:
>"....where high-cyclic loads are anticipated. It can also be used for
>filleting and gap filling where maximum strength is necessary."
>
>The #406 "Colloidal Silica" seemed comparable to the cab-o-sil (a very
>popular choice) that I salvaged from cosmetic factory throwaways.
>
> The thought of spending $10 for a liter of powdered lime or $8 for a
> quart of saw dust violates my deepest credo.
>
>Jeff
Some other additives.
Go to the swimming pool section of Wal-Mart. Get the huge box of
Diatomaceous Earth used in swimming pool filters. The big box will last
you a LONG time. Sands easily.
Go to any athletic supply house and buy a box of the pulverized' lime they
use for marking out base lines, etc. on a baseball and football
fields. Cheap. However, make sure you want it where you put it because
sanding it off is like trying to sand down the slow lane of Interstate 95
by hand. But it is strong.
Tom
Tom & Jackie O'Meara
ex-Seaskate, Searunner 40 Tri
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