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Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto
By:srchr/gerald
Date: 5/19/2003, 11:23 am

: Charles,
: Did you get tiny white spots in the fill coats? I got these specks on my
: daughter's Explorer after scraping and re-coating when the epoxy was
: green...I wonder if it is the same cause??
: Steve
I have seen the little white specks as on your butterfly when the epoxy was sanded and not all the dust was removed before recoating. If it is sanded when very slightly green the dust has a tendency to stick in the depressions. There may be other reasons but I learned this by actually digging them out to see what it was.

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Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Voutour
Joe Voutour -- 5/18/2003, 11:56 pm
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto *LINK*
Steve Frederick -- 5/19/2003, 8:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto
Charles Leach -- 5/19/2003, 2:28 am
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto *Pic*
Steve Frederick -- 5/19/2003, 10:25 am
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto
Dale Frolander -- 5/20/2003, 4:15 am
Re: Epoxy: White specks after scraping/sanding
Charles Leach -- 5/19/2003, 12:13 pm
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto
srchr/gerald -- 5/19/2003, 11:23 am
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto
Steve Frederick -- 5/19/2003, 12:08 pm