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Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
By:Charlie
Date: 2/1/2011, 3:57 pm
In Response To: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs (Todd O)

A cabinet/card scraper for certain. Nothing is better. If you don't know how to do a turned edge you'll need a set of instructions, a mill file, a turning steel and some practice. But even if you don't get a sharp edge it will work on green epoxy.

: I was so happy with the wetout of the glass on both my hull and
: deck, but subsequent processing have left some runs/sags to deal
: with. At this point, I've got one thin fill coat of epoxy on
: both hull and deck. Some areas need a bit more epoxy to fill the
: weave, others are completely filled, and then there are areas
: with some sagging from trying to fill the coming riser, and the
: stems. My questions are.... Do I need to finish fill coats
: before attempting to sand out runs/sags, or should I try to sand
: on them now? Any good ideas for how to go about sanding out
: runs? Everything was going so well up to this point, but the
: wheel's seem to have fallen off...

Messages In This Thread

Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Todd O -- 2/1/2011, 2:47 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Mike Savage -- 2/1/2011, 3:01 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Allan -- 2/1/2011, 3:52 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Todd O -- 2/1/2011, 9:27 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Allan -- 2/1/2011, 10:02 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Todd O -- 2/1/2011, 10:44 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Allan -- 2/1/2011, 10:59 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Bill Hamm -- 2/2/2011, 1:51 am
There's scrapers and scrapers
Jay Babina -- 2/2/2011, 8:18 am
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Charlie -- 2/1/2011, 3:57 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs *PIC*
Tony Olsen -- 2/1/2011, 6:07 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Bill Hamm -- 2/2/2011, 1:52 am
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Todd O -- 2/2/2011, 2:52 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Bill Hamm -- 2/2/2011, 3:53 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Todd O -- 2/2/2011, 8:57 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 2:37 am
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Todd O -- 2/3/2011, 10:45 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 11:26 am
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Eric -- 2/2/2011, 1:21 pm
Re: Strip: dealing with epoxy runs
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/3/2011, 3:14 pm
epoxy runs - a better alternative
mick allen -- 2/4/2011, 9:41 pm