If the strands are sticking up free of the surface, knock them off with a scraper. For strands bonded to the surface you can also scrape them a little. Do one fill coat before trying to remove them completely. Then you can sand into them. Give the exposed fiberglass another coat of epoxy before doing the final finish sanding prior to varnishing.

Use a roller and brush to apply filler coats and a roller or squeegee for the final surface coat.

> When epoxying some strands of glass from the reinforcement pieces
> bottom,bow and stern got loose and is laying on top of the cloth. Is it
> just to sand these down ? How deep can I go when sanding this and the
> transition from the reinforcement pieces and the cloth? Should I put one
> or two layers of epoxy on top of this after sanding? What is a small
> batch? And what is best to use when applying these "filler"
> coats?

> Thanks