Finn Voyageur -Update Pics 4 U Y,all

[PaulC]

Paul (Down Under) or anyone else: What we would like to know is how this fiberglass skin reacts in High Temp days.. even though we dont have it for very long? And again what effect does cold temps have again? since we live in cold temp 6 months out of the year..here in the Arctic. Who knows... we may get enthused to use our tear a few times this coming winter... It would be sort of fun..with the matress covered with nice plush Reindeer Skins.

Classic Finn

Heikki, You have to have a thick coat of glue on both surfaces. I use a special rubberised contact that allows the f/g to expand and contract without delaminating from the ply. Make sure that the screw holes under your trim are slightly larger than the screws and you should not have any probs. If you skimp on the contact you will find that bubbles may appear in the warm weather.
Number 1 has that problem(Normal contact adhesive), Number 2 is fine. Bear in mind that both of mine are subject to heat in excess of 38c during summer and as low as freezing point in winter.
Cheers
Paul

[Classic Finn]

Paul (Down Under) or anyone else: What we would like to know is how this fiberglass skin reacts in High Temp days.. even though we dont have it for very long? And again what effect does cold temps have again? since we live in cold temp 6 months out of the year..here in the Arctic. Who knows... we may get enthused to use our tear a few times this coming winter... It would be sort of fun..with the matress covered with nice plush Reindeer Skins.

Classic Finn

Heikki, You have to have a thick coat of glue on both surfaces. I use a special rubberised contact that allows the f/g to expand and contract without delaminating from the ply. Make sure that the screw holes under your trim are slightly larger than the screws and you should not have any probs. If you skimp on the contact you will find that bubbles may appear in the warm weather.
Number 1 has that problem(Normal contact adhesive), Number 2 is fine. Bear in mind that both of mine are subject to heat in excess of 38c during summer and as low as freezing point in winter.
Cheers
Paul

Paul I used Bostik. That explains the glue that we used so far on the ply..And it is specially rubberized...I talked again with the Bostik Tech and he stated that the glue I used (Bostik 31) Is great for our particular use but he didnt mention anything about the fiberglass in general and its cold and hot days.. so I guess were on the right track...I tested the ply with a part of that fiberglass and you cant pull it apart at all.

Paul that is why basically I attentioned this to you...

That glue is not cheap either ... Its 18.55 Euro per litre..(18.55 EUR = 29.0919 AUD )or 25.5952 USD

So far 2 litres has been used.. It may be enough ..But ok if we need more so shall it be..

I went out and checked the gluing and seams and all ... Geepers its on to stay.. and yes sort of a rubbery feel to it...It is tightly sealed.

Classic Finn