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SECTION BB
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~ a y u ~ Around Bobbins
a ) i t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t b u i l d - u p around b o b b i n s i s a s
p r e v i o u s l y d e s c r i b e d a s bobbins by n a t u r e o f t h e i r
a p p l i c a t i o n a r e s u b j e c t e d
t o
h i g h l o a d s , and w i l l
b r e a k o u t of t h e s u r r o u n d i n g f i b r e g l a s s i f n o t
bonded i n c o r r e c t l y .
b) Bobbins must be b o l t e d t o mould a f t e r "mould r e l e a s e
a g e n t " h a s been a p p l i e d and p r i o r t o Gel-coat a p p l i c a t i o n .
C a r e must b e t a k e n t o e n s u r e t h a t i t s i t s w e l l down on t o
t h e mould, and t h a t t h e bobbin i s p o s i t i o n e d c o r r e c t l y
i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n concerned.
DO
NOT a p p l y G e l - c o a t t o t h e bobbin s u r f a c e o r s i d e s .
I t i s e s s e n t i a l t o keep t h e Gel-coat t o a minimum t h i c k n e s s
t o p r e v e n t " c r a z i n g " and d e s i r a b l e t h a t t h e g e n e r a l l a y u p
t h i c k n e s s . t a p e r s g r a d u a l l y away from t h e b o b b i n s .
Remember t h a t t e n s i l e a p p l i c a t i o n s a r e t h e most demanding
and r e q u i r e c o n t i n u i t y of l a y - u p , t h a t t h e above
i n s t r u c t i o n s be s t r i c t l y adhered t o , t h a t t h e s a f e t y of
t h e v e h i c l e may be dependent upon t h e c o r r e c t n e s s of
t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s .