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Junior
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How much stronger is epoxy to polyester resin when using with Carbon/Kevlar and Fibreglass? It appears to be around double the price, but is double the strength?
People always recommend epoxy over polyester, but I notice that Polyester Resin is used a lot in boat making and boat repairs so surely it can't be that weak?
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A lot of boats are made with Lloyds approved polyester resin?... this is what I'm struggling with, a lot of contradicting information from different sources proves very difficult to know who to listen to
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Epoxy vs Polyester Resin
Junior
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8 Years Ago
Hi Junior, There is actually a much more fundamental reason as to why Polyester is commonly used...
Rich (Staff)
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8 Years Ago
Thanks for the informative answer! My thought process was in relation to kayak use (so not left in...
Junior
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8 Years Ago
yes, you could use a product such as our GC50 which is Polyester and thus acts to prevent the...
Rich (Staff)
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8 Years Ago
Rich, not to contradict you but I have literally been taught the exact opposite of what you are...
Hanaldo
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8 Years Ago
A lot of boats are made with Lloyds approved polyester resin?... this is what I'm struggling with, a...
Junior
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8 Years Ago
As I'm sure you know, broadly speaking polyesters fall into two...
Rich (Staff)
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8 Years Ago
So if the exact same materials were layed up the same way, but one was laminated with general Epoxy...
Junior
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8 Years Ago
I've just found a paper written by SP Systems a few years ago and they suggest a 20-30% improvement...
Rich (Staff)
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8 Years Ago
Thank you Rich! Your help is much appreciated.
Junior
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