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Re: Other: Re-varnishing Prep
By:europa
Date: 5/18/2015, 1:48 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Re-varnishing Prep (Bill Hamm)

Thanks for previous replies.
The varnish surface seemed fine, other than scratches. I used 220 paper on my ROS to scuff the surface. Most of the scratches are still quite visible, so I made another pass. A few small blemishes in the epoxy showed up, but what concerns me most is that a section of the bottom shows a lot of cracks in the epoxy. This is under the forward part of the cockpit, not under my butt as would be the greatest stress. I cannot figure out a cause. I don't think I have ever put weight in that area. So, will I gain anything by putting a new layer of epoxy in the effected area?
I was just going to lightly Dremmel the small blemishes and add a bleb of epoxy there. Should I do something similar with the scratches?
Thanks again for any advice.
John

Messages In This Thread

Other: Re-varnishing Prep
europa -- 5/11/2015, 3:54 pm
Re: Other: Re-varnishing Prep
bsoderholm -- 5/12/2015, 1:35 am
Re: Other: Re-varnishing Prep
Bill Hamm -- 5/12/2015, 2:24 am
Re: Other: Re-varnishing Prep
europa -- 5/18/2015, 1:48 pm