You may have to sand off the effected epoxy. It could be that you did not mix thoroughly or some water or humidity got into the mix.
> I'm building my first kayak ever and now I'm turning slighly mad. I built
> a very beutiful deck in mahogny and pine. The problem is that when I
> fiberglassed it, two problems occured: 1. A lot of tiny airbubbels is
> trapped under the fiberglass. I could not see them before the resin was
> cured. (this problem is one I can live with) 2. When I applyed the next
> layer of epoxy it became "white". It turned more and more white
> as the resin started to harden. The problem is not i the surface of the
> epoxy, but in the epoxy it selves. I scraped and whiped it off as good as
> I was able too. But still there is a lot of "white" epoxy.
> The question is if it's possible to do anything about the problem now
> after the epoxy is cured? Is it possible to remove the fiberglass? Or do I
> have to see that my mahogny-deck is ruined for ever? (I tried to put on a
> new layer of epoxy this afternoon and it turned out just fine).
> Einar Veland
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Einar Veland -- 7/20/1999, 12:28 pm- Re: epoxy turnes "white"
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/20/1999, 2:26 pm- Re: epoxy turnes "white"
Einar Veland -- 7/20/1999, 2:47 pm- Re: epoxy turnes "white"
Shawn Baker -- 7/20/1999, 4:22 pm
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