USS 581 Blueback

[rwtdiver]

Bruce,

I have used ZAP Z-POXY two part finishing resin with light weight glass on a couple of my Byron War Bird airplane wings (in the day) and it worked very well. I have also used it on two of my 3D printed Submarines along with fiber glass to enhance the strength of the glued up sections of the hull! I am sure there are many finishing resins out there that will do the job!

Rob

"Firemen can stand the heat"

[biggsgolf]

Thanks David

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Is glass cloth fiberglass cloth? Will this pictured below be correct? What 2 part epoxy resin do you guys recommend?

That will work, but is a tad heavy for this job. Cut it into 1/2" squares to make lay-down an easy matter. Ideally you would use 2-4 ounce cloth (per square yard). Best laminating resin is West System.



David

[biggsgolf]

Is glass cloth fiberglass cloth? Will this pictured below be correct? What 2 part epoxy resin do you guys recommend?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

So remove the strips and screws after the epoxy resin and cloth on inside has cured?

Yup. Then a thin layer of saturated glass cloth on the outside, some sanding, priming, identification of dings, filling with air-dry putty, sanding, priming, cursing your clumsy hands, paint, touch-up weathering, swearing to God you'll be more attentive next time, clear coat, and you're good to go.

Idiot!

David
The Horrible

[biggsgolf]

So remove the strips and screws after the epoxy resin and cloth on inside has cured?

[biggsgolf]

Awesome! Thanks!

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Manfred, machine screws or self tapping screws?

Like this:

[MFR1964]

Glad i could help, it's pretty much the same way as David does, maybe he can enlighten you with some pics for more guidance.

Manfred.

[biggsgolf]

Manfred, machine screws or self tapping screws?

[biggsgolf]

Guys, thanks for the encouragement, and Manfred thats the guidance I need too, thanks!

[MFR1964]

This happens to us all, as for fixing this, take some small copper strips to get the broken part in line to the hull, fixade the strips with some machinescrews, take some glasscloth and epoxy resin to reinforce it from within.
Repare the crack and holes from the machinescrews at the outside with 2K bondo, recribe the lines and you are back in business.
Inspect your SD from all sides, lexan doesn't like hard hits, use a one light source like a flashlight, this will reveill if there are cracks near the ends.

Manfred.

[redboat219]

[trout]

Ouch, sorry that happened.

[biggsgolf]