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Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 3/5/1999, 10:09 am
In Response To: Final sanding of cedar before glassing (Tom Casey)

I think structurally stopping at courser sand paper will make a stronger boat, however finer sanding will make the finer grain of the wood show up. While this can be nice looking, it mostly only shows up with your nose right on the boat.

> Is there any benefit to sanding with finer than 150 grit prior to glassing
> a stripper? I have heard various arguments each way, and I want to leave
> enough "roughness" for the epoxy to bond to.

> Thank you.

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Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Tom Casey -- 3/4/1999, 3:21 pm
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/5/1999, 10:09 am
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Kenneth Paul -- 3/4/1999, 3:29 pm
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Steve -- 3/4/1999, 3:24 pm
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Robert Woodard -- 3/4/1999, 9:05 pm
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David Sunshine -- 3/4/1999, 9:25 pm
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Larry C. -- 3/5/1999, 5:39 pm
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Gary Toffelmire -- 3/4/1999, 11:53 pm
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Robert S -- 3/4/1999, 9:43 pm
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ray jenkins -- 3/4/1999, 9:43 pm