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Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
By:Jim Kozel
Date: 4/30/2002, 2:19 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Waves in the glass (canary)

The glass should not be lifting up from the wood at all. Are you talking about a wavy pattern instead of the right angle cross-hatch pattern in the cloth or an actual wave you can see and feel when you run your hand over it?

One way to get the glass to lay flat as the epoxy cures is to first apply a saturation coat of epoxy to the wood, then roll on the glass cloth when the saturation coat is just slightly tacky, almost cured. It will hold the glass cloth in place while you roll on or squeegee on the first fill coat.

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Epoxy: Waves in the glass
canary -- 4/30/2002, 12:07 pm
Thanks all
canary -- 5/1/2002, 11:45 am
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
Mike Mulligan -- 4/30/2002, 10:55 pm
Re: smoothing glass with a plastic bag
Dan Millsip -- 5/1/2002, 1:57 am
Waves in the glass - tackiness
jim kozel -- 4/30/2002, 11:49 pm
tacky glass question
mike allen ---> -- 5/1/2002, 11:41 am
Re: tacky glass question
Jim Kozel -- 5/2/2002, 11:17 am
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/30/2002, 6:47 pm
wrinkles
Don -- 4/30/2002, 10:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
Chip Sandresky -- 4/30/2002, 3:41 pm
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
Rob Macks -- 4/30/2002, 4:55 pm
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
canary -- 4/30/2002, 5:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
Brian Nystrom -- 5/2/2002, 1:24 pm
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
Rob Macks -- 5/1/2002, 12:09 am
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
Myrl Tanton -- 4/30/2002, 5:05 pm
Re: Epoxy: Cuts in the Cloth
Chip Sandresky -- 4/30/2002, 5:21 pm
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
Wolfgang -- 4/30/2002, 2:53 pm
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
Jim Kozel -- 4/30/2002, 2:19 pm
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
canary -- 4/30/2002, 3:18 pm
Re: Epoxy: Waves in the glass
LeeG -- 4/30/2002, 12:44 pm