[quote=sjbrit]It works great over composite curves, and you can also cut darts out and rejoin the edges easily.
Tips for years of beautiful turf that never lifts:
Sand surfaces smooth and clean well with a solvent. Use contact adhesive, like Weldwood. You need to apply that in multiple thin layers on both the hull and the turf. Fiberglass usually takes a couple of layers, and the turf needs at least three since it gets absorbed. Let one layer dry before you put on the next one. You know you have enough when it drys to a shiny finish - the turf will dry matt until you have enough layers on there that it's not getting absorbed anymore. The key is multiple thin layers, preferably in warm conditions so the adhesive isn't too viscous.
When you stick it down you have to get it right first time! There's no going back if you have put the contact adhesive on right. Get it all stuck down and then (and this step is critical) whack the crap put of it with a rubber mallet. Contact adhesive needs that kind of pressure to adhere properly - if you do this then it just will NOT come off - you will literally tear the turf apart before the bond ever breaks.
For curves, heat the turf up with a hairdryer - it gets very malleable when warm. As I said, you can very successfully cut darts to get around sharp curves - build contact adhesive up on the cut edges just like I said above and then butt the edges together - it'll hold forever. Superglue is a good fix for peeling up edges but if you apply the adhesive right and bed it down with a mallet it shouldn't ever happen. You can tidy up seems and edges with sandpaper.
Turf takes a while to put on right, but if you follow those steps it will last for years. As I said - those pictures of my ski are a five year old turf job which has had no maintenance at all - it looks just like the day I did it.[/quote]
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