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Re: Shop: glass removal
By:George F. Johnson
Date: 11/30/2001, 12:26 am
In Response To: Shop: glass removal (Brandon)

: Does epoxy resin come off with a heat gun? or must it be sanded off? Is it
: ridiculous to re-glass the entire deck?

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. If your deck has been glassed, you can strip off the glass by working a razor blade under an edge of the fabric until there is enough loose to grasp, then lift carefully. I've removed large sections of glass/epoxy this way. If it's just epoxy, then the only way I know of to remove it without damaging the wood is by sanding.

George F. Johnson

Messages In This Thread

Shop: glass removal
Brandon -- 11/29/2001, 7:41 pm
Re: Shop: glass removal
JimPeterson -- 11/30/2001, 12:59 am
Re: Shop: glass removal
Brandon -- 11/30/2001, 9:54 pm
Walk away for a while.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/1/2001, 3:49 am
Re: Walk away for a while.
Tom Johansen -- 12/1/2001, 11:44 pm
Re: Well put Paul!
Don Beale -- 12/1/2001, 9:41 pm
Your a poet...
Brandon -- 12/1/2001, 12:24 pm
Re: you're a paddler
LeeG -- 12/1/2001, 10:08 pm
Re: Shop: glass removal
George F. Johnson -- 11/30/2001, 12:26 am
Re: Shop: glass removal
Don Beale -- 11/29/2001, 9:48 pm