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Re: But, but, but...
By:Paul Probus
Date: 12/18/2003, 3:02 pm
In Response To: Re: But, but, but... (pikabike)

: The Merganser instructions say to let the glassed coat cure, then repeat for
: the deck, then install coaming and "detail fittings", THEN sand,
: apply fill coat(s), sand AGAIN, and finally varnish. So I should go ahead
: and do the hull's fill coat today???? Before I have even glassed the deck?

: Blushing has not occurred yet in any of the epoxy work I've done. Maybe it
: doesn't happen in dry climates?
You need to sand in between coats because epoxy works by mechanical adhesion rather than a chemical bonding. When you get to partially set epoxy and new epoxy going over it (i.e. "green" as the previous poster said) I have no idea if there is a chemical bond in that case. In the case of epoxy that has set, there is no chemical bonding of layers.

Paul

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Sanding before the fill coat
pikabike -- 12/18/2003, 2:12 pm
Re: Epoxy: Sanding before the fill coat
Don -- 12/18/2003, 5:03 pm
Re: Epoxy: Sanding before the fill coat *LINK*
srchr/gerald -- 12/18/2003, 4:45 pm
Re: Epoxy: Among the Unwashed
C. Fronzek -- 12/18/2003, 3:47 pm
Re: Epoxy: Among the Unwashed
chuck -- 12/18/2003, 4:23 pm
Re: Time has decided for me
pikabike -- 12/19/2003, 1:17 am
Re: Epoxy: Among the Unwashed
C. Fronzek -- 12/18/2003, 4:46 pm
Re: Epoxy: Among the Unwashed
Ed Gutgesell -- 12/19/2003, 9:50 am
Re: Epoxy: Blush vs. Amin Blush
C. Fronzek -- 12/19/2003, 11:16 am
Re: Epoxy: Blush vs. Amin Blush
Ed Gutgesell -- 12/22/2003, 9:50 am
Re: Epoxy: Among the Unwashed
David Humphries -- 12/18/2003, 4:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: Sanding before the fill coat
LeeG -- 12/18/2003, 2:21 pm
Re: But, but, but...
pikabike -- 12/18/2003, 2:37 pm
Re: But, but, but...
Rod Tait -- 12/18/2003, 3:39 pm
Re: But, but, but...
Paul Probus -- 12/18/2003, 3:02 pm
Re: But, but, but...Mechanical bond is better
bryan gorr -- 12/18/2003, 3:13 pm
Re: Peeling off
pikabike -- 12/19/2003, 1:48 am
Re: But, but, but...Mechanical bond is better
Dave Houser -- 12/18/2003, 3:36 pm