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How has this held up? I'm about to do this to one of my skis
Super Jet Hull repair
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Fx1 696: I noticed that you said that you bought resin and hardener. Curious did you end up using polyester resin instead of epoxy? I would have used epoxy like others have stated. Polyester is the only thing you can use if you want to gelcoat for your final finish. If you are using paint, use epoxy. For paint, personally I really like Valspar oil enamel with hardener.
https://www.amazon.com/Valspar-4432...valspar+tractor+and+implement+paint+ford+gray
https://www.amazon.com/Valspar-4625...=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B000LNY1MY
There are also a lot of topside paints out there, but I haven't used them and I would try it first with the Valspar hardener because Rustoleum products take too long to cure in my experience:
https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-2...pID=51LfijGedEL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
This Winter when you flip your ski upside down to finish sanding it and paint it, I suggest that you sand the woving down to the paint. I would be surprised if that woving will adhere to the paint well.
https://www.amazon.com/Valspar-4432...valspar+tractor+and+implement+paint+ford+gray
https://www.amazon.com/Valspar-4625...=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B000LNY1MY
There are also a lot of topside paints out there, but I haven't used them and I would try it first with the Valspar hardener because Rustoleum products take too long to cure in my experience:
https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-2...pID=51LfijGedEL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
This Winter when you flip your ski upside down to finish sanding it and paint it, I suggest that you sand the woving down to the paint. I would be surprised if that woving will adhere to the paint well.
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This has held up great, no complaints.
Yes I used epoxy, typo in my earlier post is now corrected.
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This thread was very helpful and informative as most of the older how tos send me some login page that is not x-h2o?
Did you ever end up painting the bottom?
Did you ever end up painting the bottom?
Big Kahuna
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The links go to older links from the old software, unfortunately many of those links are dead now.
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Is there a way to revive them?
Big Kahuna
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unfortunately no.
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That’s a lot of valuable history and knowledge down the drain...bummer
Big Kahuna
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post a link. let me see if I can figure something out.
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I will when I get home. It seems like I am unable to get to certain threads from my computer but don’t have an issue on my phone...
Big Kahuna
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I found a way to circumvent it. But it is time consuming. If you find a thread, copy the "Topic" part and go to the search and paste it. then search until you find the thread. The threads are there, just the links are there.
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Resin mixed with cabosil is a good way to fair everything out, sands easy and good below the waterline.