Someone posted the tip about squeegee-ing fill coats this past winter, but not until after I had already done the fill coats on my latest kayak. I will definitely squeegee all the coats except the last one on my next kayak, just to save on sanding time. I spent 10 hours sanding my latest kayak, and it still wasn't enough. I guess I would squeegee on 2 thin coats to get the weave filled, then add one full, un-squeegeed coat so that I wouldn't sand into the cloth.

Dean

: Just glassed the hull of my second S&G last night (6 oz cloth and raka
: epoxy). I rolled the epoxy into the glass, then sqeegied with a 6"
: wide plastic paint scraper/spackel spreader, then tipped out with a foam
: brush. When I roll on the first fill coat tonight, should/can this be
: sqeegied also?

: Thanks for the monday help.

: Pete czerpak albany, NY

: PS. The first coat went great and my SO did it all herself with me
: supervising. I only sqeegied, mixed epoxy, and tipped out. she did all the
: rolling. Hope she doesn't pick up the boatbuilding bug - or maybe I do.
: Unless her boats are prettier and lighter than mine ;)