I just finished sanding off the epoxy down to wood. On one of the butt joints I was actually able to peel the tape off the joint very easily and without taking any of the wood off. Is it possible that there was/is something in the wood that's preventing a good bond from forming? I'm ready to retape & epoxy but now I'm a little gun shy, having to sand down again may leave a noticeable impression.

I think it may have been used mylar that caused the flaking originally, but the tape peeling off so easily has me nervous. Any further help, even if it's just a guess, is appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Brion

> Any chance the epoxy was noticibly thickening by the time you got to the
> last butt joint? If the epoxy was starting to kick-off, it may not have
> wet-out the glass or soaked into the wood too well. You could sand off the
> glass and back down to wood and reglass the seam. If it's an inside seam,
> you won't see it. If it's an outside seam you may see some color variation
> when applying epoxy to an already epoxied surface. However, if it was a
> problem with too thick epoxy, it probably didn't penetrate too far anyway.