Fiberglass Roof Upside Down

Discussion in fiberglass and composite boat building started by kach22i may 23 2008.

Fiberglass roof upside down. My rack spacing is 41 and the bars are just a couple inches on either side of the cockpit so the problem carrying it upside down would be what to do about the significant point in the foredeck just in. A scrap of roofing laid upside down beneath the heel of the jack will keep it from denting the shingles. Precut fiberglass into sizes required for your project. Fiberglass sea lion upside down in order to keep the rain out of the cockpit since i dont have a road worthy cockpit cover yet.

Roll the dry fiberglass onto cardboard tubes or sections of pvc plastic pipe that are 3 4 in diameter. Fiberglassing upside down tricks. I would really appreciate any tips or suggestions that some of the more experienced. We attach four layers 17 oz cloth to the balsa core deck.

So i was planning on cleaning down the roof and rubbing it with some of the fiberglass releasing wax and then laying the fiberglass to the roof. Little trick to get fiberglass to stick upside down. Screw down the panels using the pre drilled holes then continue across the roof until it is completely covered. Or will gravity work against me.

My question was would it be possible to fiberglass upside down. Other composition shingles. Then pulling that off covering with expanding foam shape and cover with leather. Installing a roof can be a job for professionals but if you re looking for a new challenge or a way to save some money perhaps you d like to try installing the roof yourself.

How to fiberglass upside down. Cut the fiberglass into manageable widths of 24 30 half of a standard 4 or 5 wide roll. Today was my first attempt at creating a custom fiberglass enclosure. Advertisement here are several steps to help you install fiberglass s hingles correctly whether you re putting up a brand new roof or re shingling the existing structure.

The 3 tab asphalt shingle also called a composition shingle or fiberglass shingle is the most common type of roofing shingle. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next joined. I got half of the fiberglass down but had a terrible time getting it to stick on the underside of my trunk. Hovercraft hull i would.

I just bought it monday and have been carrying it hull down.