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Re: Epoxy: stip built
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/15/2008, 2:29 am
In Response To: Epoxy: stip built (kirk briggs)

: I am building a expedition single,strip with red cedar.It is all striped and
: sanded. I am ready to do a fill coat with epoxy to fill holes and small
: gaps.I don't have much saw dust but my brother in-law has built several
: boats and gave me some powder that he says is used to mix with epoxy to
: fill with.But it is the color of pine and I am using red cedar. Can I use
: somthing to color the filler powder?

I used Elmer's wood filler (putty), water based and it worked fine to fill staple holes etc. Their red oak color matched red cedar pretty well and it's cheap. Got it at Home Depot. I'd do it before you used the epoxy.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: stip built
kirk briggs -- 11/14/2008, 7:34 pm
Re: Epoxy: stip built
Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2008, 2:29 am
Re: Epoxy: stip built
Todd Sullivan -- 11/15/2008, 10:00 am
Re: Epoxy: stip built
Charlie -- 11/14/2008, 8:26 pm