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Re: Epoxy: filler coat
By:LeeG
Date: 12/1/2008, 1:15 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: filler coat (kirk briggs)

: I have sanded in between all applications.I put the resin on every time in
: the evening for cooling temps.When I went to home depot they told me there
: spong brushes wont work with epoxy, but I can do a test and see.Maybe next
: time I will mix it slower and see what happens.

I don't recall the West Systems viscosity but Jay may be on something about mixing the epoxy when it's warmer than cold when trapping the bubbles more readily in thicker epoxy. In other words getting the peak room temp at 70 instead or 65 before it's falling, or the epoxy at 75 instead of 65.
You could eliminate a source of texture/dust that can hold bubbles(a guess) if you were to eliminate the sanding between coats and saved the sanding efforts once the largest buildup is applied. In other words apply fill coats as each coat is partially cured. For example three fill coats, and extra 'bits' on edges without sanding. Sand, then another coat with extra bits on the sharp corners before final sanding.
I wonder if you're looking too hard at things, outgassing bubbles are a heinous mess but a few bubbles per square foot can be brushed out.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: filler coat
kirk briggs -- 11/28/2008, 6:25 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
LeeG -- 11/30/2008, 2:55 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
kirk briggs -- 11/30/2008, 8:24 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
LeeG -- 12/1/2008, 1:15 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
Bill Hamm -- 12/1/2008, 2:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
Glen Smith -- 11/30/2008, 8:49 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
kirk briggs -- 11/30/2008, 9:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
Chris Sperry -- 11/30/2008, 10:15 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
skiffrace -- 11/28/2008, 10:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
kirk briggs -- 11/30/2008, 11:27 am
What temperature?
Jay Babina -- 12/1/2008, 11:28 am
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
Bill Hamm -- 12/1/2008, 1:29 am
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
Glen Smith -- 11/30/2008, 12:40 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
Chris Sperry -- 11/30/2008, 12:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: filler coat
skiffrace -- 11/30/2008, 12:21 pm