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Re: Strip: Need your opinion
By:Ronnie
Date: 4/16/2002, 9:24 am
In Response To: Strip: Need your opinion (Eric Martinez)

: I am waiting to get confirmation. Are 1/32nd to 1/16th cracks worth worring
: about? Or will the epoxy seal coat fill this up? The are splits due to
: moisturs going up and down so do want to get the seal coat on soon.
: Hopefully today if possible.

I would fill the cracks with wood slivers. What I did is to compress the slivers by squeezing them with pliers, then glued them in the cracks. Make sure the slivers are above the surface. After the glue dried, I planed and sanded them flush.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Need your opinion
Eric Martinez -- 4/14/2002, 12:07 pm
Re: Strip: Need your opinion
Ronnie -- 4/16/2002, 9:24 am