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Old 02-13-2007, 10:52 PM
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Hey Les,

I have read through a lot of that forum, and Ive noticed that they repeatedly talk about grinding out the seams to remove all traces of gel coat from the joint. Do you think this is something specific to the way they assemble the FF bodies? From what I can tell (and I could be wrong here) the FF body is first layed up in the separate segments of the mold, then the mold is assembled and then addiitional layers added. This way the gel coat extends quite deep into the joint, whereas most the local kits have the bodies layed up from the first layer with the mold fully assembled. (Like I say - I could be talking\typing- out my arse here)

I dont think the guys painting the CR bodies have been as severe on the joints, just sanded them over to knock off the ridge then a coat of filler feathered either side of the joint?

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