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Re: Bucking the trend, using a brush
By:Don
Date: 8/30/2000, 2:18 am
In Response To: Re: Bucking the trend, using a brush (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

What kind of brush are you using?

I have been using a roller to apply the epoxy and tipping off with a foam brush on my fill coats. I use the roller because the foam brush doesn’t seam sturdy enough for applying the epoxy.

Don

: I have moved away from applying fill coats with a squeegee or roller. I now brush it on and am not having much problem with runs or drips.

: I apply the resin in the same way I apply varnish. Brush it on horizontally,
: even it out with vertical strokes and tip off with horizontal strokes.
: This seems to work quite well for producing an even coat with a minimum of
: runs, drips or errors.

: I might try a the cut-up roller for the last tipping off in the future. It
: has sounds like it has possibilities. But a brush applies the most resin
: so the number of coats required is fewer.

: BTW if I do get get drips, a Shinto Wood Rasp makes quick work of them.

Messages In This Thread

Applying epoxy with rollers
Jimmy -- 8/28/2000, 2:15 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Don Beale -- 8/28/2000, 4:46 pm
Runnnnss------
Jerry Siegel -- 8/28/2000, 10:20 pm
Re: Runnnnss------
Don Beale -- 8/29/2000, 10:11 am
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Larry C. -- 8/28/2000, 5:35 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Gary -- 8/28/2000, 8:51 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Jeff Fine -- 8/28/2000, 3:23 pm
Exactly...Squeegee = good, brushes = bad
Dale Frolander -- 8/28/2000, 5:01 pm
A better squeegee----
Jerry Siegel -- 8/28/2000, 10:11 pm
Re: A better squeegee----
Mike -- 9/1/2000, 2:13 am
Re: A better squeegee----
Rick -- 8/29/2000, 9:39 am
Your welcome--
Jerry Siegel -- 8/29/2000, 4:09 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Jimmy -- 8/28/2000, 3:59 pm
Re: Bucking the trend, using a brush
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/29/2000, 3:47 pm
Re: Bucking the trend, using a brush
Don -- 8/30/2000, 2:18 am
Re: Bucking the trend, using a brush
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/30/2000, 9:21 am
foam brushes
Jimmy -- 8/30/2000, 4:30 am
Re: foam brushes
peter czerpak -- 8/30/2000, 7:51 am
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Ross Leidy -- 8/28/2000, 4:18 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
peter czerpak -- 8/28/2000, 2:28 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Jimmy -- 8/28/2000, 3:54 pm