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Re: Epoxy: 2'nd coat
By:Mike Loriz
Date: 3/19/2002, 7:28 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: 2'nd coat (steve hartmann)

: finally got to glassing my decck last nite. used squeege for the first time
: can't belive what a diffrence it made.? is can i use it on the seconed
: fill coat or should i go back to the roller?
Steve- I'm on my first boats (I acknowledged my addiction early. One week into stripping the Guillemot, I started on the Play for my wife, who was beginning to make noise about the amount of time I was spending with thin pieces of wood. Feed the addiction, make my wife happy with a new boat. Voila!), about three weeks ahead of your progress. I'm joining deck and hull now.

A buddy who used West System on his boat last year said he used roller for fill coats with good results. I used MAS, and the roller made lots of air bubbles, even after tipping with a foam brush. I used just a brush for next fill coats and it worked fine. Perhaps the viscosity differences between brands of goo makes a difference in workability. Have fun!

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: 2'nd coat
steve hartmann -- 3/19/2002, 8:26 am
Re: Epoxy: 2'nd coat
Mike Loriz -- 3/19/2002, 7:28 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2'nd coat
steve hartmann -- 3/20/2002, 8:24 am
Re: Epoxy: 2'nd coat
Rob Macks -- 3/19/2002, 5:53 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2'nd coat
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/19/2002, 9:10 am
Re: Epoxy: 2'nd coat
Kent LeBoutillier -- 3/19/2002, 11:48 am
Re: Epoxy: 2'nd coat
steve hartmann -- 3/19/2002, 9:52 am