Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

[tennpenn]

Any problems with using marine-tex to fill the gaps between the floor and hull as opposed to the resin peanut butter?

I've got lots of marine-text on hand but no filler for the expoxy resin and want to get that done this weekend.

Thanks,

Jeff

 

[ondarvr]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

If it stays in place it will work fine, costs more to use though.

 

[tennpenn]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

Yea I've noticed that...I tried a small test area with it...the small area I tested took a LOT more of the marine tex than I thought it would. Not sure I have enough on hand to complete the job now.

I have some fiber glass cloth on hand...how fine does the filler have to be that you use in the resin to make peanut butter? Can I cut up small/fine pieces from the 7.5 oz cloth I have and use that as filler for the resin?

 

[Bondo]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

Chopped Fibers is a Great Filler,... It provides both Bulk,+ Strength......
But,.... You still need some sort of Powder Fillers to keep the Resin from Draining from the Fibers.....

 

[ondarvr]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

Cutting enough cloth would be hard to do. You can use fine sawdust, sand, talc, or most any powder or fine fiber. Not all of them make great putty, but they can work in a pinch.


ondarvr

 

[Realgun]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

"Peanut Butter" is thickened with fibers for strength. MarineTex does not have fibers and is not made to do what you want. Marinetex is for gap filling only.

You want that hull floor joint to be very strong so get some milled glass and go to town.

 

[Purduebarry]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

I've heard of grinding the fiberglass with a coffee grinder to make shredded or powdered glass. Haven't tried it but I read about it surnuff :^

 

[tennpenn]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

Purdueberry - I tried the coffee grinder thing with my 7.5oz cloth...cut the cloth into real small pieces then put it in the grinder. Didn't work too well. One it's so light it rises off the blade and two it tends to shred the fibers somewhat but then they would get wrapped around the blade.

So I could get some shredded fibers from it but could not get it to a powdered state.

I don't know...I've got a cheapo Wally World grinder...maybe a better grinder would do the trick.

 

[studlymandingo]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

So how was your next cup of coffee tennpenn?

 

[tennpenn]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

Little scratchy going down! 8)

 

[KYHunter2]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

Try the wifes food processor. Maybe it'll do the trick .
Might want to be sure she aint lookin' LOL

KYHunter d

 

[mikemartyo]

Re: Marine-Tex instead of Peanut Butter

i went to the local lumber yard - got some sawdust out of the bin.
mixed it with resin in a plastic bag -
then i cut the corner off the bag and used it like a frosting tool for cakes.

i made it thicker than peanut butter - sealed my floor to the hull this way. it worked great.
all the wood fibers are encapsulated with resin, and the scraps are as hard as a rock. Try that.
Mike