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Re: Talk to Larry Steeves @ RAKA
By:Rehd
Date: 3/27/2003, 12:42 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Hmmmmm... this is not good. My design already does not show up good, and I'm
: afraid the weave would make that worse. Oh well... too late now. It's been
: shipped, so I'm going for it. I will, however, do some test spots on some
: scrap first. Thanks for the picture. That helps me see what to expect.

: -Malcolm

Hi Malcolm

I think that the only thing that Bill did different, if in fact it was any different, was to use a very slow hardener and had lots of time. He worked it and said there were some areas with the same gridwork in it, but with the slower hardener and lots of time, it seemed to absorb into most of the affected areas. I think he mentioned this past couple of weeks that even HE had some little areas that still didn't completely clear up.

I know that several folks have had this problem over the past year, but has anyone actually called and talked to Larry at RAKA...??? If he is aware of this problem, just maybe he has found or heard of a solution... I would certainly try to find out before I used the cloth. ???

If not, then he should be made aware of it so that he can let folks know about it before buying...

Rehd

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/26/2003, 6:55 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Jay Babina -- 3/27/2003, 8:49 am
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 2:36 pm
My Experience
Brian Ervin -- 3/27/2003, 11:36 am
Re: Not Totally Accurate...
Rehd -- 3/27/2003, 10:42 am
Re: Not Totally Accurate...
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 5:28 pm
Re: Not Totally Accurate...
Ted Henry -- 3/27/2003, 5:38 pm
Re: RAKA has other galss that is great!
Mike Hanks -- 3/27/2003, 5:23 pm
That matches my experience as well *NM*
Ted Henry -- 3/27/2003, 10:46 am
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
David Hanson -- 3/27/2003, 9:31 am
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig *Pic*
Jack Sanderson -- 3/26/2003, 8:15 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig *LINK* *Pic*
Bill Price -- 3/27/2003, 12:28 pm
Beautiful work so far, Bill.
Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2003, 1:41 am
A superb kayak indeed
Dale Frolander -- 3/27/2003, 9:34 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 2:11 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Jack Sanderson -- 3/27/2003, 1:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Bill Price -- 3/27/2003, 4:14 pm
My mixing systems
Jack Sanderson -- 3/27/2003, 5:41 pm
Re: My mixing systems
Shawn Baker -- 3/27/2003, 6:52 pm
Re: My mixing systems
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 9:07 pm
Re: My mixing systems *LINK* *Pic*
Glen Smith -- 3/27/2003, 7:16 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
LeeG -- 3/27/2003, 9:41 am
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Larry C. -- 3/27/2003, 12:31 pm
s vs e
FShark -- 3/27/2003, 8:44 pm
Re: shelf life
LeeG -- 3/27/2003, 12:39 pm
Re: shelf life
Larry C. -- 3/27/2003, 6:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 5oz... I'll be the guinea pig
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/26/2003, 9:13 pm
Re: Talk to Larry Steeves @ RAKA
Rehd -- 3/27/2003, 12:42 am
Re: Talk to Larry Steeves @ RAKA
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/27/2003, 4:11 am