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Re: sqeegie fill coat question
By:peter czerpak
Date: 6/13/2000, 7:55 am
In Response To: Re: sqeegie fill coat question (lee)

: Hi Pete, I don't see the need to squeegee subsequent coats as the glass has
: semi-cured epoxy in it. Squeegeeing is for getting out EXCESS resin and
: making the resin content in the wood and glass even. As far as tipping
: with foam brushes isn't that to take care of bubbles?-lee

I ended up not sqeegieing the fill coat on the hull. Rolling the epoxy on put on a thin enough layer (we'll see tonight if there are drips). And I only tip out to remove bubbles and lines from the roller as well as perhaps slightly even out any excess epoxy. The yak is starting to look great.

Thanks, Pete czerpak albany, ny

Messages In This Thread

sqeegie fill coat question
peter czerpak -- 6/12/2000, 12:21 pm
Re: sqeegie fill coat question
lee -- 6/12/2000, 5:26 pm
Re: sqeegie fill coat question
Hank -- 6/13/2000, 8:54 am
Use sqeegie to fill weave
Shawn B -- 6/13/2000, 12:00 pm
Whats tipping out
Rick -- 6/14/2000, 1:36 pm
Re: Whats tipping out
peter czerpak -- 6/15/2000, 8:31 am
Re: sqeegie fill coat question
peter czerpak -- 6/13/2000, 7:55 am
Re: sqeegie fill coat question
Dean Trexel -- 6/12/2000, 1:04 pm
Help me Dean...
Layton -- 6/12/2000, 1:10 pm
Re: to the rescue...
Dean Trexel -- 6/12/2000, 1:39 pm
Thanks for the help. NT
Layton -- 6/12/2000, 2:14 pm