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Epoxy: Fill coat - how smooth is smooth? *LINK*
By:Chris Moore
Date: 1/11/2003, 9:47 pm

OK, I've got the deck glassed. After the wet-out I put on two fill coats,
then sanded, then put on a third fill coat. I've been over this coat with
150 sandpaper, then 220. At this point I've still got a few very small
ripples in the deck, but in others I afraid of going through the glass.
Do I have to do another fill coat? Do I have to sand more? Or is this
close enough? Am I supposed to end up with a glossy finish, or will that
happen later when the varnish is applied?

Chris

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Fill coat - how smooth is smooth? *LINK*
Chris Moore -- 1/11/2003, 9:47 pm
Re: Epoxy: Fill coat - how smooth is smooth?
Jay Babina -- 1/13/2003, 2:56 pm
Re: Epoxy: Fill coat - how smooth is smooth?
Leo Boudreau -- 1/13/2003, 9:25 am
Re: Epoxy: Fill coat - how smooth is smooth? *LINK* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 1/12/2003, 8:48 am
Re: Epoxy: Fill coat - how smooth is smooth?
Chris Moore -- 1/12/2003, 12:19 pm
Re: Epoxy: Fill coat - how smooth is smooth?
David Hanson -- 1/12/2003, 5:59 pm
Re: Epoxy: Fill coat - how smooth is smooth?
Dean Trexel -- 1/12/2003, 3:12 pm
Re: Epoxy: Fill coat - how smooth is smooth?
daren neufeld -- 1/12/2003, 12:32 pm
Weave after first fill coat *NM* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 1/12/2003, 8:51 am