Fairing a polyester hull

   I would definitely use epoxy. It will stick much better and shrink less. Ther are no issues with compatability with a cured polyester laminate. 

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Oatsandbeans Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 19 Sep 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 382	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oatsandbeans Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Fairing a polyester hull Posted: 01 Oct 15 at 6:24pm
	I would definitely use epoxy. It will stick much better and shrink less. Ther are no issues with compatability with a cured polyester laminate.

ChrisB14 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 29 Oct 13 Location: London Online Status: Offline Posts: 101	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisB14 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Oct 15 at 5:16pm
	Our not-so-young B14 has a few shallow dents in the bottom hull that we would like to repair/fair. As the boat is polyester resin based, it would probably make sense to use polyester (and light, fairing filler) for this job. Having only worked with epoxy so far, I am a bit uncertain which polyester resin to go for and what I need to look out for. I have searched the web a bit and found some basic information, but as with epoxy, I suspect people have their preferred brands and variants. Also, I am assuming I can use the same fillers I would use with epoxy. As always, any advice or pointers are more than welcome!
	B14 GBR 748 Bullet B In build: Farr 3.7 GBR 410 (both sail number and the current number of loose parts)