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Old 07-24-2013, 02:49 PM   #462 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rokeby View Post
.....I'm not convinced that your plans to use a wood glue/fiberglass laminate is a good idea....
I don't want Neil to learn all the bad stuff I did about using water based adhesives on a road going, water soaked vehicle.

Even snow in the winter will prove to be a formidable opponent to face! It *will* attack any weak point in the bonding of materials. Please don't make the same mistakes I did.

I *still* have issues with the water based light weight spackling, that keeps bubbling up from the heat of the sun. And this is three years after initial construction.

Don't compromise your excellent design on arbitrary cost constraints. It will start out beautiful and stay that way with the proper build techniques.

It's all posted in my tail build.

Jim.

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