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Warranty Claim

PostPosted: Mon May 01, 2017 7:28 pm
by Stuart
There was a little crack, so I stuck my nail in and pulled the gelcoat off uncovering this large void.

So who was it then? 1981 laminator step forward :P

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Re: Warranty Claim

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 6:00 pm
by Jin
Tut tut
Lol

Re: Warranty Claim

PostPosted: Wed May 03, 2017 6:25 pm
by Stuart
Jin wrote:Tut tut
Lol


I guess I shouldn't complain too much really given it's 36 years old and has had a hefty whack on the drivers side.

Re: Warranty Claim

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 8:49 am
by Hans Efde
That's the Lotus spirit, add lightness to go faster. Didn't you go fast?

Re: Warranty Claim

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 9:22 pm
by ACourtney
Hans Efde wrote:That's the Lotus spirit, add lightness to go faster. Didn't you go fast?


Yes, air bubbles are definitely lighter than resin.

Hmmm, I wonder if I can fill resin with helium bubbles. That would be lighter still!

Re: Warranty Claim

PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 11:03 pm
by Rich
ACourtney wrote:
Hans Efde wrote:That's the Lotus spirit, add lightness to go faster. Didn't you go fast?


Yes, air bubbles are definitely lighter than resin.

Hmmm, I wonder if I can fill resin with helium bubbles. That would be lighter still!


You mean I've been doing it wrong using vacuum degassing?