- Location
- Rochester
How did you guys go about turfing a sx assuming I already tore off the plastic and trashed it? The fiberglass under the plastic has ridges and gaps like crazy. Think I need to smooth it out before I try and turf it?
550sx turf
- Thread starter slickrick22
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makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
Do you have pics?
- Location
- Rochester
I'll try and get some ski is at a buddy's house
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makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
if the ridges are less than 1/6" i would just take a sander to it and knock them down as much as possible and then turf over. If there are cracks or fiberglass missing that would leave gaps of like 1/4" i would fill it with filler, sand that, and then turf. I'm still new at fiberglass and turf though.
- Location
- Rochester
What type of filler should I try that was my original ideal was to fill in the gaps
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
well the only one i've used is 404 filler from west systems. You can buy it from uscomposites. Im sure other people can chime in on something you can probably pick up locally. you would mix this with the 635 epoxy resin
http://uscomposites.com/westfillers.html
http://uscomposites.com/epoxy.html
http://uscomposites.com/westfillers.html
http://uscomposites.com/epoxy.html
- Location
- Rochester
Looks like you just mix it up to a thick consistency and puddy it in?
- Location
- Rochester
Sounds good I will give it a try. Just mix it up thick enough where it shouldn't run or drip? Any other advice before I dive head first into this? Won't have the ski back for a few weeks having the crank seal replaced
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
So buy the epoxy/hardener set, buy the filler, and then buy one of their measuring pumps (the bottom of the page at the second link i sent you) so you mix the epoxy and hardener correctly. Mix the epoxy and hardener then start adding filler. The filler is a powder with the consistency of flour. Keep adding filler until the consistency of the mix is like peanut butter. Then you can spread it wherever you need. It goes on really nice. You might want one of their little squeegees too but really you can use any straight edge you have laying around. Try your best to get it as close to the finished product as possible because sanding it is not fun. This stuff gets pretty damn hard. If you dont have an electric sander borrow one or buy one. You definitely dont want to hand sand it. Before you turf sand everything with 80 grit.
- Location
- Rochester
http://uscomposites.com/polyprod.html would this do the Same job or am I better off doing all the steps with the resin like you stated?
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
Im told epoxy is way better than polyester but frankly i dont know. Im sure that for what you are trying to do it will probably work. I've only worked with fillers and fiberglass for one week so I'm definitely no expert. the guys at us composites are pretty friendly so you can probably give them a call and ask.
- Location
- Rochester
Sweet thanks man
makejetskiinggreatagain
Brandon
anytime
- Location
- Rochester
- Location
- Rochester
That's what I'm working with will post pics of how it's going
- Location
- Mammoth Lakes CA
Im getting ready to turf my sx too
im filling those low ridges with kitty hair
its kinda like a fiberglass bondo
sand first with some course paper so it sticks better
im filling those low ridges with kitty hair
its kinda like a fiberglass bondo
sand first with some course paper so it sticks better
- Location
- Rochester
So I took the easy way out and just turfed over everything. The ridges on the side I cut in a piece of turf and glued it down so that was flat. Then installed some lifters on the sides with 25mm padding just because I could and wanted to see if I could nose stab it. Also made a kick plate with the padding because it makes getting on with your knees for beginners so much easier. The low ridges in the bottom of the tray I pieces in little strip so the bottom piece would lay flat. I then had to cut the bottom piece into the ridges of the side. Not familiar with fiberglass in and did this job with free turf we had laying around so only cost me a can of dab. Filling in the ridges would have been a more liget way to do it but think it turned out well.
- Location
- Rochester
