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Re: Strip: wetting the strips
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 12/1/2004, 11:38 am
In Response To: Strip: wetting the strips (Randy Ricchi)

: I've read a couple of different places that after initial sanding of the
: strips you should wet the wood to raise the grain and seal staple holes.
: How effective is this at closing staple holes? Seems to me if it was
: really effective everyone would be doing it and no one would be talking
: about filling them with dookie schmutz.

Wetting the strips is not very effective at closing up the holes. Filling the holes with schmutz may fill the holes, but it won't make them disappear. I don't see any point in trying to fill them. I would just leave them be. They are part of building the boat, not something worth trying to hide.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: wetting the strips
Randy Ricchi -- 12/1/2004, 11:20 am
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Rob Macks -- 12/1/2004, 4:38 pm
Hey, Rob....
Holmes -- 12/2/2004, 9:30 pm
Re: Hey, Rob....
Rob Macks -- 12/3/2004, 8:16 am
Thank you. *NM*
Holmes -- 12/3/2004, 1:29 pm
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
phil -- 12/2/2004, 8:37 am
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Phil -- 12/1/2004, 6:53 pm
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Rob Macks -- 12/2/2004, 8:18 am
Re: Strip: using wood filler to fill gaps
Randy Ricchi -- 12/1/2004, 6:51 pm
Re: Strip: using wood filler to fill gaps
Rob Macks -- 12/2/2004, 7:57 am
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Joel -- 12/1/2004, 5:31 pm
Re: Strip: wetting the strips *LINK*
gerald -- 12/1/2004, 2:51 pm
Re: Show 'em Off.. :)
Rehd -- 12/1/2004, 1:41 pm
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Kent LeBoutillier -- 12/1/2004, 11:50 am
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Don Price -- 12/1/2004, 12:13 pm
Re: Strip: wetting the strips & pulling staples
Ric Moodie -- 12/1/2004, 4:54 pm
Re: Strip: wetting the strips & pulling staples
Justin L. -- 12/1/2004, 5:21 pm
Tack Cloth?
Glen Smith -- 12/1/2004, 12:36 pm
Re: Tack Cloth?
Ken Blanton -- 12/2/2004, 5:54 am
Re: Make my own? (Tack Cloth)
Steve B. -- 12/2/2004, 11:33 am
Re: Make my own? (Tack Cloth)
Ken Blanton -- 12/2/2004, 5:03 pm
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Ken Blanton -- 12/1/2004, 11:47 am
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/1/2004, 11:38 am
Re: Staple Holes
Mike Scarborough -- 12/2/2004, 9:34 am
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Randy Ricchi -- 12/1/2004, 11:49 am
Re: Strip: wetting the strips *LINK* *Pic*
Richard Kohlström -- 12/2/2004, 11:13 am
Re: Strip: wetting the strips *Pic*
Jesper Bach -- 12/2/2004, 1:37 am
Re: Depressions can be.....
Rehd -- 12/1/2004, 1:59 pm
Re: Strip: wetting the strips
Glen Smith -- 12/1/2004, 11:56 am