PE or VE will work but you do have to grind before and in between layers if you let it kick. Wet on wet allows proper bonding and cuts down on grinding. Not as good of a bond as epoxy so the 40 grit scuff marks during prep give the VE/PE something to bind to. PE/VE stinks to high heaven too unlike the epoxy. Neighbors might not like it.. Get a nice industrial fan, and stay upwind.. When it gets hot out, mixing the correct ratio of MEKP to resin gets tricky, a couple extra drops in you mix bucket and you will be fighting to get it rolled out before it kick$$. Epoxy is expensive, but it has distinct advantages.
I think 2 layers of 1708 on the stringers is ample. I am itching to get some glass work started myself. Keep us posted, im excited for you.
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