Smile repair

[jamie mccormick]

Thanks for those tips guys, Ken what do you recommend for and procedure to wrapping the joint.

[derekb]

If you're planning to use carbon fibre make sure you isolate it from contact with any metal by a layer of glass cloth first... it's conductive and will cause corrosion.

Cheers,
Derek

[KWKloeber]

Jamie

I used a roll of 4" or 6" wide fiberglass mat that I had from west marine -- the guys at west systems suggested bi-axial cloth.  1 or 2 layers, can't recall - I'd probably use carbon if I did it again (I will not.) 

I laid it in using colloidal silica thickener (would not again -- now I use and always recommend microfibers thickener, much better/easier.)

Then faired on top of that using medium-density filler.

-ken

[KWKloeber]

If you're planning to use carbon fibre make sure you isolate it from contact with any metal by a layer of glass cloth first... it's conductive and will cause corrosion.

Cheers,
Derek

I'm not certain I understand that concern -  conduct, say, lead to what?  To non-conductive fiberglass?