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Re: Strip: Final fill coat (fixes)?
By:danperry
Date: 9/7/2012, 10:15 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Final fill coat (fixes)? (Jason Moore)

Maybe nothing but how are you mixing the epoxy? On my first boat I did it like beating eggs and made bubbles that way, then eased up realizing I had time. Second problem I had was over working the roller or brush, I couldn't leave well enough alone and thought going over it more with the roller would be better.....I caused more bubbles and defects.

: As always thanks for the advice.

: I went ahead and used the use the foam roller to apply the most
: resent coat. It lays down a lot (I mean a lot) more epoxy than
: the squeegee method. it was about 2 to 4 times more epoxy than
: with the squeegee, Also most of it stays on the boat instead of
: half of it ending up in your scum bucket or on the floor. I will
: half to sand it and fill all of the bubbles left by the roller.
: After dragging a foam bush over it off and holding a space
: heater on it (that it all I had) it looks like a zit riddled 14
: year old one to two bubbles per 4 in^2.

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Strip: Final fill coat (fixes)? *PIC*
Jason Moore -- 9/6/2012, 1:01 am
Re: Strip: Final fill coat (fixes)?
Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2012, 1:49 am
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Mike Bielski -- 9/6/2012, 9:23 am
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 9/6/2012, 10:18 am
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Kevin Greer -- 9/6/2012, 11:17 am
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John Abercrombie -- 9/6/2012, 11:40 am
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dave g -- 9/6/2012, 8:11 pm
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Robert l -- 9/6/2012, 9:43 pm
Re: Strip: Final fill coat (fixes)?
Jason Moore -- 9/7/2012, 2:20 am
Re: Strip: Final fill coat (fixes)?
danperry -- 9/7/2012, 10:15 am
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Jason Moore -- 9/8/2012, 2:50 am
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Etienne Muller -- 9/8/2012, 3:18 am
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Jason Moore -- 9/8/2012, 3:34 am
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 9/8/2012, 10:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2012, 1:44 am
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Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 9/7/2012, 10:55 am
Re: Strip: Final fill coat (fixes)?
dave g -- 9/7/2012, 11:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2012, 1:42 am