DennisG01
GreatGrady Captain
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No, you were fine - no worries!
In case I wasn't clear, though... Epoxy CAN work with both mat and cloth - it just has to be labelled as epoxy-friendly as the binder for the fibers is different. But, again, there's absolutely nothing wrong with vinyl (or even poly from this standpoint).
Everybody works a little different - some use not enough, some use too much. But, yes, I think a gallon of resin should be fine.
At this point, I'm betting you've watched MORE than enough how-to's - it's actually pretty straight forward once you start messing around with it.
Cut all of your glass into the proper size AHEAD of time and label it. In other words, do a "dry run", Also, chamfer the edges of the ply so the glass lays down better.
To better explain what I meant about the ply NOT affecting how the hatch lays on the deck... the ply does NOT need to go to the edges - take a look at mine:
In case I wasn't clear, though... Epoxy CAN work with both mat and cloth - it just has to be labelled as epoxy-friendly as the binder for the fibers is different. But, again, there's absolutely nothing wrong with vinyl (or even poly from this standpoint).
Everybody works a little different - some use not enough, some use too much. But, yes, I think a gallon of resin should be fine.
At this point, I'm betting you've watched MORE than enough how-to's - it's actually pretty straight forward once you start messing around with it.
Cut all of your glass into the proper size AHEAD of time and label it. In other words, do a "dry run", Also, chamfer the edges of the ply so the glass lays down better.
To better explain what I meant about the ply NOT affecting how the hatch lays on the deck... the ply does NOT need to go to the edges - take a look at mine: