Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

Why do you need a deep sink to fit a 12" frying pan when a frying pan is only a few inches deep?

PastorCharlie wrote:
You want to be sure to have the cloth flat and not raised as the sanding will cut through it when trying to smooth the surface. From where I live it looks like there may be some wrinkles in the cloth. It does matter as much on the outside as it does on the inside. I saturate the surface with epoxy and lay the cloth on the wet surface pressing it smooth and then giving it a coat of epoxy to cover it completely and allow it to dry and sand. Then repeat.

You may have better luck by laying the sink on one side and doing one side at a time allowing it to dry before moving on to another side. That way the epoxy will not run down the side but lever out more.

That is why I started on the outside. Also, the outside is not fully smooth like the inside. The inside should look much better.

Thanks.

Wanderlost wrote:
I like how deep you made that sink. Good for just about anything. Looking forward to when it's finished.

Most sinks aren't very deep, which I don't like. I figured, if I am making one, it might as well be deep enough to actually be useful and large enough for a 12 inch fry pan to completely fit inside.

You want to be sure to have the cloth flat and not raised as the sanding will cut through it when trying to smooth the surface. From where I live it looks like there may be some wrinkles in the cloth. It does matter as much on the outside as it does on the inside. I saturate the surface with epoxy and lay the cloth on the wet surface pressing it smooth and then giving it a coat of epoxy to cover it completely and allow it to dry and sand. Then repeat.

You may have better luck by laying the sink on one side and doing one side at a time allowing it to dry before moving on to another side. That way the epoxy will not run down the side but lever out more.

I like how deep you made that sink. Good for just about anything. Looking forward to when it's finished.

Then I added a piece around the top edge, all the way around, and down inside about an inch or so.

Doing the inside, (sides), will be a little easier, so that should be next portion of this to do.

Here I have some of the big lumps sanded off to get ready for the next coat.

I also put a piece on the bottom, after doing the bottom to sides edges.

I will say, it sure is a lot easier when things are flat, square, and rectangle, rather than rounded. Lol. No, I wouldn't change it. Even though rounded edges are more difficult to work with, it still has a nice look to it.

Here is what I have been up to the last few days. Working on getting some epoxy on the sink.

Here is some of the sides done, but not over the top at this point yet.

PastorCharlie wrote:
I am not familiar with the Total Boat products so I cannot make any judgment about their product.

I recommend West Products. I used them for years and never had any problems.

Here is the paper that came with the 2 containers. The only reason I bought some of this is, I had seen on youtube a girl who built a wooden strip canoe, and she used this over the fiberglass cloth. She said after a few coats of epoxy, you could not see the fibers, and the wood grain would show very nicely.

After looking at the video, I decided to give it a try. I bought this a while ago, so it's been sitting waiting to be used. So far so good.

I am not familiar with the Total Boat products so I cannot make any judgment about their product.

I recommend West Products. I used them for years and never had any problems.