> I am sanding my PANACHE down with 80 grit and wondering how deeep to go. I
> have 120 grit and 220 grit to follow before applying the z spar captians
> varnish.Boat is built with 6 oz cloth and west system epoxy. What i am not
> sure about is the little shiny areas i havent gone deep enough to fair out
> with the rest as I dont want to go too deep thinking i will then need to
> apply more resin etc... so I am wondering about a couple of things 1. When
> I knock down the edges of extra layers of cloth tring to feather things
> together if i cut into the cloth a bit but there is still resin underneath
> from the other layers can i just cover over with my coats of varanish or
> will i have to resin it over agian and sand etc. And my second question is
> about the little shinny areas i was talking about that a aren't quite
> faired out, will they just get filled in with the varnish coats which will
> save me adding more resin too the boat or do i have to keep apply resin
> and sanding till all is fair with no shinny parts sitting low?These low
> spots would be about an 1/8" across. Thanks in advance Wayne Bergman

Wayne, Maybe you just have not sanded enough yet to get all the craters (shiny spots) sanded out. Try a small area hand sanding to see it you can remove the shiny spots or if you are going to hit the glass. You may find that a good sanding to knock down the high spots followed by a thin coat rolled on may help level things so your final sanding make a smooth surface. I prefer to wet sand to get the final finish before varnish. It seems to get rid of the shiny spots as well as the power sanding scratches. I use wet-dry sand paper (by hand) wrapped around a foam block with a hose running on the surface while sanding. This gives a nice dull smooth finish that is ready for varnish. I use the same method between varnish coats.

Larry C.