: I've glassed in my inside seam, and am about to do the outside...
: unfortunately I was sloppy in some of my epoxying, and need to sand down
: some drips in the area first. How fine do I have to sand it so that the
: scratches aren't buried in there? Will the epoxy fill in scratchs from an
: 80 grit? Or do I have to sand to a wet 400?
: Also, what's the big deal if a biaxial tape gets a little stretched along the
: way?

: Thanks in advance,
: Mike

Hi Mike,

I just completed this step. I scraped the drips along the outside shear area and sanded with 80 grit along the whole area the seam tape will be applied. As I understand it, 80 grit provides a good "tooth" to the surface to make sure the epoxy will adhere well. And no, it's no big deal if your bias cloth stretches a little, as long as it doesn't get too skinny to adequately bridge the seam.

Have fun,
Jim