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Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 10/28/1999, 2:30 pm
In Response To: Re: Help fairing face-grain wood (Dan Lindberg)

I was wondering about this. If I ended up using a lot of epoxy fill coats so that the final surface is smooth, does that eliminate and visual ripples? Can you see them on your boat?

Thanks,

Ross

> Ross,

> I had the same problem on my 1st boat. Even though I tried several
> different methods of sanding to get the strips smooth, I never was able to
> (and didn't like it).

> However, the depth variations were small enough that they were filled by
> the glassing, and after varnish, the surface was smooth. This took more
> epoxy and resulted in a slightly heavier boat though.

> Dan

Messages In This Thread

Help fairing face-grain wood
Ross Leidy -- 10/28/1999, 11:24 am
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/29/1999, 9:44 am
Re: Thanks to all
Ross Leidy -- 10/29/1999, 10:21 am
Re: Thanks to all
Nolan -- 10/29/1999, 2:54 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Rehd -- 10/28/1999, 11:29 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/29/1999, 9:35 am
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Rehd -- 10/28/1999, 11:37 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Larry C. -- 10/28/1999, 8:31 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Dan Lindberg -- 10/28/1999, 1:30 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Ross Leidy -- 10/28/1999, 2:30 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Dan Lindberg -- 10/29/1999, 1:39 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/28/1999, 12:46 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Ross Leidy -- 10/28/1999, 2:28 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Nolan -- 10/28/1999, 2:39 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Ross Leidy -- 10/28/1999, 2:43 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
mike allen -- 10/28/1999, 12:10 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Ross Leidy -- 10/28/1999, 2:38 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/29/1999, 9:30 am
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Don Beale -- 10/28/1999, 7:50 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Nolan -- 10/28/1999, 2:43 pm
Re: Epoxy Color Changes
Mike Hanks -- 10/28/1999, 5:48 pm
Re: Epoxy Color Changes
mike allen -- 10/28/1999, 6:07 pm
Re: Epoxy Color Changes
Mike Hanks -- 10/29/1999, 11:02 am
doesn't make sense
mike allen -- 10/28/1999, 3:45 pm
Re: doesn't make sense
Nolan -- 10/29/1999, 10:33 am
Thx also
mike allen -- 10/29/1999, 2:39 pm
Re: Thx also
Nolan -- 10/29/1999, 3:04 pm
Re: doesn't make sense
Dean Trexel -- 10/28/1999, 10:05 pm
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Kent LeBoutillier -- 10/28/1999, 11:45 am
Re: Help fairing face-grain wood
Ross Leidy -- 10/28/1999, 2:35 pm