West System Fiberglass Mat

Biaxial fabrics and tapes essentially two layers of unidirectional fiberglass placed 45 to the 0 axis off the roll.

West system fiberglass mat. West system applying cloth and tape fiberglass biaxial cloth is a 1708 e glass biaxial 45 degree cloth with 3 4 oz mat backing. Shop tips for working with glass fabrics. Corners that require fiberglassing need to be rounded to allow the fiberglass cloth to conform to the corner. West system g flex is a thickened easy to use epoxy that permanently bonds fiberglass ceramics metals plastics damp and difficult to bond woods.

Applying fiberglass fabric with west system epoxy. The fiberglass tows are held together by light nylon stitching which do not affect the structural integrety of the cloth. When draping fiberglass around a. West system fiberglass repair part i.

105 epoxy resin is a clear light amber low viscosity liquid epoxy resin formulated specifically to wet out and bond with wood fiberglass and a variety of metals. Each fiberglass boat repair kit contains eight packets of west system 105 resin and 205 fast hardener fiberglass fabric adhesive filler fairing filler glue brushes mixing pots a reusable mixing stick an application syringe three pairs of protective gloves and illustrated instructions for completing a variety of common fiberglass repairs. Biaxial fabrics tapes. Apply fiberglass fabric with west system epoxy.

Make sure this fits by entering your model number. The heart of the west system family of products versatile 105 epoxy resin is used in a wide variety of boat building and repair projects. The layers are held together with a light stitching thus it is referred to as a stitched tape. Each fiberglass boat repair kit contains eight packets of west system 105 resin and 205 fast hardener fiberglass fabric adhesive filler fairing filler glue brushes mixing pots a reusable mixing stick an application syringe three pairs of protective gloves and illustrated instructions for completing a variety of common fiberglass repairs.

West system epoxy was created by gougeon brothers sailors builders and formulators who know the engineering and the chemistry required for high performance composite structures. Fiberglass cloth may be applied to surfaces by either of two methods. The dry method refers to applying the cloth over a dry surface. We are an employee own family run organization that has maintained our performance driven development of marine epoxies since the company was founded in 1969.

Multiple coats of a 105 epoxy resin create. If the fabric you are working with won t conform to a rounded corner here s a tip that may help.