# My 1st experience with fiberglassing this morning!

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**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [October 16, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/my-1st-experience-with-fiberglassing-this-morning/41477 "2013-10-16T13:55:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ken\_Klitzman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/85e7bf/32.png) [@Ken\_Klitzman](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Ken_Klitzman)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/my-1st-experience-with-fiberglassing-this-morning/41477/1 "2013-10-16T13:55:35Z")

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My Peeler inside bottom was already for the 1st coat of resin over the fiberglass cloth. The manual said to mix up 8 ounces of&nbsp;epoxy, which I did. I poured it on and had my roller ready but the roller picked up the cloth so I switched to the squeege. That worked fine but I ran out of&nbsp;epoxy right away. I'm new at this and thought maybe the 8oz would cover the whole thing,, not so. I called CLC quickly and they told me about mixing up several small epoxy batches. I think there should be a footnote in the manual about that.

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It all worked and my wife got a chance to spread epoxy for the 1st time in her life while I kept mixing up fresh batches. ( In a fresh container each time ). It looks good and I&nbsp;will put on the 2nd coat tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![Bill\_Caldwell1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@Bill\_Caldwell1](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Bill_Caldwell1)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/my-1st-experience-with-fiberglassing-this-morning/41477/2 "2013-10-16T15:20:33Z")

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Glad it worked out!&nbsp; I thought I told you about that!&nbsp; lol!&nbsp; I did the same thing and I have some experience!&nbsp; I think it took about 24 ounces!&nbsp; i made a note in my manual, they need to tweek the manual abit!&nbsp; So now you know to have a helper mixing while you spread&nbsp;for when you do the bottom and sides.&nbsp; The reason to only mix about 8 ounces at a time&nbsp;is&nbsp;so you dont waste as much and also it takes&nbsp;longer to mix a large batch which wont give you as much time before it&nbsp;goes off.&nbsp; &nbsp;fresh batches spread&nbsp;and absorb into the cloth better too.&nbsp; make sure you have a bunch of spreaders too.&nbsp; nothing worse than having a sticky squeegee!&nbsp;

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