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Re: Strip: Sanding ?
By:Ed Gutgesell
Date: 9/18/2003, 9:01 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Sanding ? (srchr/gerald)

: The USComposites epoxy 635/556, I think, is the slow 1 to 2, blushless
: mixture. That is the only one I can recommend. From what I've heard the
: other mixtures tend to blush. The slow epoxy is very slow...in fact it
: will take an extended time to harden if the temperature drops below 70. If
: you do as Rob suggests and keep your very nice work area heated it will
: work fine. Don't hesitate to call for help on applying the cloth. You want
: it saturated, but no excess. When it begins to set a little, which will
: take several hours, you can squeegee carefully to remove any excess epoxy.
: Your boat is going to be beautiful.

Hi Gerald,

I think that in a prior posting that you used US Composites thick epoxy for glueing/bonding. Did you use the 1 to 1 mixture or the 2 to 1?? Thanks for your reply!!

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Strip: Sanding ?
Glen Longino -- 9/17/2003, 5:01 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
mike loriz -- 9/18/2003, 9:07 am
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Glen Longino -- 9/18/2003, 8:50 pm
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Jay Babina -- 9/18/2003, 7:48 am
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Dave -- 9/17/2003, 8:42 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Glen Longino -- 9/17/2003, 9:51 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/17/2003, 6:57 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Glen Longino -- 9/18/2003, 1:45 am
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Rob Macks -- 9/17/2003, 5:48 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
srchr/gerald -- 9/17/2003, 7:00 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Kurt Maurer -- 9/17/2003, 9:50 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ? *LINK*
srchr/gerald -- 9/17/2003, 10:04 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Glen Longino -- 9/17/2003, 6:50 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Rob Macks -- 9/17/2003, 7:28 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
srchr/gerald -- 9/17/2003, 7:07 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Glen Longino -- 9/17/2003, 9:41 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
srchr/gerald -- 9/17/2003, 10:18 pm
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Ed Gutgesell -- 9/18/2003, 9:01 am
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
srchr/gerald -- 9/18/2003, 11:04 am
Re: Strip: Sanding ?
Glen Longino -- 9/17/2003, 10:29 pm