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Re: Epoxy drips and so forth...
By:Johnnie McNeely
Date: 2/22/2000, 12:03 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy drips and so forth... (Hank)

> Hi Jonathan,

> A scraper can help you remove the epoxy drips. Get one with a carbide
> blade, the regular scrapers dull very quickly. I got mine - a Sandvik,
> from Home Depot.

> The blade has a slight curve in it so use that to your advantage to remove
> the high spots. Scraping is more "focused" than sanding which
> will remove epoxy over a larger area. Takes a bit of practice, watch the
> edge of the blade does not dig in. Finish up with sandpaper. when your happy with the amount of epxoy you have applied take a foam roller cut it in half then cut the halves into three equal parts about 3" attach a piece of PVC pipe to the part of roller and drag the epoxy finish until satisfied with the texture this may take a few minutes to get it where you like but if done right there'll be no drips or at least minimal... Good Luck, Have fun!

> Hope this helps.

> Hank

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy drips and so forth...
Jonathan Goulding -- 2/21/2000, 4:44 pm
Re: Epoxy drips and so forth...
Nolan -- 2/22/2000, 7:41 am
Re: Epoxy drips and so forth...
Hank -- 2/21/2000, 6:03 pm
Re: Ditto on the scraper (no text)
Mike Hanks -- 2/22/2000, 1:40 am
Re: Epoxy drips and so forth...
Johnnie McNeely -- 2/22/2000, 12:03 am
Re: Epoxy drips and so forth...
Doug K -- 2/21/2000, 5:55 pm
Re: Epoxy drips and so forth...
mike allen ---> -- 2/21/2000, 5:09 pm
Re: Epoxy drips and so forth...
Shawn Baker -- 2/21/2000, 5:08 pm