Best Fiberglass Roller for Airframe 'Glassing?

[John Kemker]

I'm about to laminate the Easyglas sock on my Warlock. I've got squeegees, but was wondering if anyone has a suggestion for the fiberglass roller to use to give the best results?

 

[Steve Shannon]

I'm about to laminate the Easyglas sock on my Warlock. I've got squeegees, but was wondering if anyone has a suggestion for the fiberglass roller to use to give the best results?

Aircraft Spruce sells a roller just for laminating with fiberglass. It’s almost like short bristles so it doesn’t whip air into the epoxy. I bought one nearly 20 years ago but rolling a bristle brush side to side like Dave Triano’s videos showed worked so well I never used it. Don’t ask me if I still have the roller.

 

[John Kemker]

Aircraft Spruce sells a roller just for laminating with fiberglass. It’s almost like short bristles so it doesn’t whip air into the epoxy. I bought one nearly 20 years ago but rolling a bristle brush side to side like Dave Triano’s videos showed worked so well I never used it. Don’t ask me if I still have the roller.

Link to the Dave Triano videos?

 

[Steve Shannon]

Link to the Dave Triano videos?

We bought them from him as VHS tapes on his website at shadowaero.com. I don’t know where to find them now. He has been posting lately on the Tripoli Facebook group page.

 

[Rocketjunkie]

Latex gloved hand.

 

[kjhambrick]

Latex gloved hand.

Latex gloved hand with just a wee shot of denatured ethanol

 

[John Kemker]

Latex gloved hand with just a wee shot of denatured ethanol

Good thing I found a bunch of 99% IPA on Amazon at a good price.

I'll try that, along with some squeegee work. I'm tinting the resin light blue (SWMBO's requested color) for this project. I'd like to be able to perform minimal sanding and hit it with some Createx UVLS Clear Gloss after it's done.

 

[SDramstad]

We bought them from him as VHS tapes on his website at shadowaero.com. I don’t know where to find them now. He has been posting lately on the Tripoli Facebook group page.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGV__6XunNsPLNyi12XNtQw/videos?view=0&sort=da This it?

 

[Charles_McG]

Latex gloved hand with just a wee shot of denatured ethanol

Some of the available denaturing agents are toxic. Stick with the ones that are just bitter. Or make it a wee shot of Malort.

 

[Steve Shannon]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGV__6XunNsPLNyi12XNtQw/videos?view=0&sort=da This it?

Yes. Good find!

 

[John Kemker]

Some of the available denaturing agents are toxic. Stick with the ones that are just bitter. Or make it a wee shot of Malort.

First, I don't plan on ingesting any of it.

Second, I don't plan on letting any of it get on my skin.

Third, I usually use a VOC air filter mask when applying large quantities of epoxy, anyway.

 

[kjhambrick]

Some of the available denaturing agents are toxic. Stick with the ones that are just bitter. Or make it a wee shot of Malort.

First, I don't plan on ingesting any of it.

Second, I don't plan on letting any of it get on my skin.

Third, I usually use a VOC air filter mask when applying large quantities of epoxy, anyway.

@John Kemker --

I wonder if @Charles_McG, the ciderwright, was teasing ?

According to some, while it may -or-may-not be more toxic, Denatured Ethanol might taste better than Malort

-- kjh

 

[Charles_McG]

@John Kemker --

I wonder if @Charles_McG, the ciderwright, was teasing ?

According to some, while it may -or-may-not be more toxic, Denatured Ethanol might taste better than Malort

-- kjh

Denatonium benzoate is the suggested denaturant - and is a modified lidocaine. Denaturing with gasoline is still legal, though.

Certain herb essential oils can be used, too.

 

[kjhambrick]

Denatonium benzoate is the suggested denaturant - and is a modified lidocaine. Denaturing with gasoline is still legal, though.

Certain herb essential oils can be used, too.

I had to look up denatonium benzoate -- like Malort, it won't kill you but it doesn't taste so good either.

Then I got curious and found this link: Science Direct: Denatured Alcohol

'Certain herb essential oils' sounds like a euphemism for something I might-or-might-not have partaken of way back in my college days at Berkeley

Thanks Charles !

-- kjh

 

[Charles_McG]

Not a euphemism. Look at a mouthwash label - things like thymol.