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Re: S&G questions
By:erez
Date: 2/19/2000, 11:11 pm
In Response To: S&G questions (garland reese)

hello garland,

you are right. some of the glass tapes have one rough edge that ends up being "high" after the epoxy cures. I simply scrape it a file after 12 hours or so. it's quick & easy. definitely easier that cutting your own tape.

actually, I also file the other edge of the tape, the "good" edge, because it also create a "step down" to the wood.

after the filing I put a second coat of epoxy, & everything comes out completely smooth & shine. after I figured out what I just described, I consider everything else "shortcuts".

I think somebody on this board mentioned that the tape from RAKA doesn't have this problem. never tried it though. it's nothing anyway.

erez

Messages In This Thread

S&G questions
garland reese -- 2/18/2000, 10:08 pm
Re: S&G questions
john -- 2/23/2000, 3:55 pm
Re: S&G questions
Hank -- 2/20/2000, 9:43 pm
Re: S&G questions
Grant Goltz -- 2/20/2000, 10:18 pm
Re: S&G questions
erez -- 2/19/2000, 11:11 pm
Re: Fiberglass Tape
Mike Hanks -- 2/19/2000, 3:10 pm
Re: S&G questions
Mike Scarborough -- 2/19/2000, 9:00 am
Re: S&G questions
Tony Ling -- 2/24/2000, 2:59 pm
Re: S&G questions
Larry C. -- 2/19/2000, 10:15 am
Re: S&G questions
tom preska -- 2/18/2000, 11:47 pm