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Re: Strip: filling gaps.
By:Scott Fitzgerrell
Date: 10/21/2009, 8:41 pm
In Response To: Strip: filling gaps. (victor druten)

: Darn, feel like I have a ton of questions for forum people...but...being
: first time....everything is so new. Am ready to start filling little gaps
: and cracks in the hull. planing/sanding kinda brought out some spots where
: coves covered small gaps. Have sawdust and the flour stuff. Do I HAVE to
: use the MAS resin...or can I just use one of the doubleTubed epoxy things
: you buy at Home Depot? or even mix in the sawdust with the Triton glue???
: No clue about what effect the fiberglassing later on??!? HELP!

Bill's right. A water based filler in a red oak color seems to do the trick with cedar. Do it before any sanding--that's best--although you can do touch ups later. He recommends Elmer's. My supplier carries Zar, which worked fine on our latest project, and there was no fussing about trying to get a color matched.

--S

Messages In This Thread

Strip: filling gaps.
victor druten -- 10/19/2009, 9:07 pm
Re: Strip: filling gaps.
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/21/2009, 8:41 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/21/2009, 9:54 am
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John Caldeira -- 10/20/2009, 1:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/20/2009, 12:39 am
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Ken Blanton -- 10/19/2009, 10:59 pm
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Jay Babina -- 10/20/2009, 8:39 am
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Allan -- 10/19/2009, 10:09 pm