: The surface roughness you experience will be raised wood grain.

: I wet down my wood surface before each sanding so I don't get much
: if any raised grain
: since the wood grain get at least four chances to raise before I do
: a seal coat.

: My seal coat is applied with temperatures dropping to take
: advantage of the wood pores
: sucking in air to also pull in resin. So, I would not remove resin
: since the wood will absorb
: it over an undetermined period of time.

: I can imagine someone who is using a fast hardener for their seal
: coat, trying to wipe it
: down with paper towels and having them stick to the boat. Ouch!

: And I apply a pretty thin coat of resin to start with. Yes, the
: wood will absorb the resin at
: different rates in different areas. Some spots may look dry and
: others glossy.
: I don't touch it. When it's tack free I glass it.

: So if you applied a thick dripping coat of epoxy it might be a good
: thing.

: If you apply the right amount with a roller, the surface will look
: wet without an apparent
: thickness to the coating. There will be no need to "tip
: off" the coating.

: Rob

Rob,

Thanks for your thoughts and your technique. Since I'm going to build one of your designs next (FireStar), I will take your approach and see if I can get the kind of results you seem to get..

Bob