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Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
By:Kenneth Paul
Date: 3/4/1999, 3:29 pm
In Response To: Final sanding of cedar before glassing (Tom Casey)

> Is there any benefit to sanding with finer than 150 grit prior to glassing
> a stripper? I have heard various arguments each way, and I want to leave
> enough "roughness" for the epoxy to bond to.

> Thank you. Hello, I machine sanded with a random orbit sander to 80 grit then after wetting the surface to raise the grain I hand sanded to 100 grit. Worked great for me. Kenny

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Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Tom Casey -- 3/4/1999, 3:21 pm
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/5/1999, 10:09 am
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Kenneth Paul -- 3/4/1999, 3:29 pm
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Steve -- 3/4/1999, 3:24 pm
Re: Final sanding of cedar before glassing
Robert Woodard -- 3/4/1999, 9:05 pm
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David Sunshine -- 3/4/1999, 9:25 pm
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Larry C. -- 3/5/1999, 5:39 pm
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Gary Toffelmire -- 3/4/1999, 11:53 pm
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Robert S -- 3/4/1999, 9:43 pm
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ray jenkins -- 3/4/1999, 9:43 pm