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Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/15/2011, 6:23 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ? (Malcolm Schweizer)

: I always get a grainy result with colloidal silica. Am I doing
: something wrong, or is all the added sanding just part of the
: fun? :)

Hi Malcolm,

I suspect you're using too much silica. I got my mixture ratios from Robert Pruden, not much silica like 5 or 10% by volumn.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Hugo Varotto -- 4/14/2011, 8:45 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/14/2011, 5:47 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/14/2011, 8:02 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/14/2011, 10:43 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Hugo Varotto -- 4/14/2011, 11:51 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2011, 6:26 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ? *PIC*
Hugo Varotto -- 4/18/2011, 2:08 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2011, 6:23 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/15/2011, 10:48 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/16/2011, 5:58 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Robert N Pruden -- 4/18/2011, 9:11 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/19/2011, 1:49 am
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Donovan -- 4/15/2011, 10:20 pm
Re: S&G: Black hull seams: graphite or toner ?
Bill Hamm -- 4/16/2011, 5:51 am