: I am ready to do the second fill coat on my stripper.Prior to the first fill
: coat I washed the boat and scrubbed it with a pot scrubber. Then I applied
: the fill coat and let it sit for about 10 days in my 45 to 50 degree
: garage. When I sanded it seemed kinda "gummy" and if I pressed
: real hard while sanding the skim coat just rolled up under the paper. The
: paper seemed to clog up pretty fast. If I sanded fairly lightly with sharp
: paper it smoothed out not too bad.
: It's been sitting for over 3 weeks since I applied the first fill coat so
: once again I washed it with soapy water and then scrubbed it with a pot
: scrubber. Now I have these white patches in various places all over the
: boat, more of them around the tape seam at the deck and hull than anywhere
: else. Will these disappear under the next fill coat or shuold I try to
: sand them out? They seem to come out with light sanding but I don't want
: to sand too much on the tape seam. Anyone had this problem???

Don,
I also had this problem on my hull where I put a 2nd layer of tape for skid plate. The thick edges of the tape curled up a little so I sanded them down when hard enough and put a fill layer over top. The white spots turned an opaque greyish color and are visible to me. Most others don't notice them unless I point them out but I'm still considering sanding the whole skid layer off and redoing it. I would recommend trying to fix them before going on.
Good luck, Ben Staley