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Re: Rub it in, rub it in.
By:Rick thomas
Date: 4/7/2000, 9:28 am
In Response To: Rub it in, rub it in. (Dale Frolander)

> I kept putting on fill coats of resin with a brush and as spidey said, I
> kept picking out brush hairs. I tried the foam brush, but it would flake
> off small bits of foam. Anyway, every coat I'd put on would run or sag.
> I'd scrape it off, sand the whole thing down and then put on another coat
> that would run, sag, etc.

> After getting tired of this I decided to try something else. I sanded down
> an area of the kayak so there were no runs, sags, or low spots. I don't
> want the kayak to look sanded the entire time I'm working on it until I
> get it varnished, so I mixed up a small batch of epoxy and rubbed it on
> with a clean cloth. I used a terry cloth, but a plain cotton cloth should
> work better. I was able to put on a REAL THIN coat without the runs etc. I
> will actually have to put on a couple of these coats if I want to build it
> up.

> My idea is this, why not build up 3 coats with a brush, then clean off any
> unavoidable runs and sand it down. Put on any future filling with a cloth
> and avoid having to sand it all down again. At least it would only be
> light sanding.

> Has anyone else tried this and if so how did it work for you? I also tried that and it seamed to work well .I also put a precoate and wont use that agin just to save it foe the deck . lots of light coats and lots of sanding is best....I Gess

Messages In This Thread

Rub it in, rub it in.
Dale Frolander -- 4/7/2000, 4:45 am
Re: Rub it in, rub it in.
Don Beale -- 4/7/2000, 4:47 pm
Re: Quality Foam Brushes
Mike Hanks -- 4/7/2000, 1:20 pm
Re: Rub it in, rub it in.
Spidey -- 4/7/2000, 10:51 am
Re: Rub it in, rub it in.
Jim Richardson -- 4/7/2000, 10:00 pm
Re: Rub it in, rub it in.
Larry C. -- 4/8/2000, 7:48 am
Re: Dave & Jim
Spidey -- 4/7/2000, 10:43 pm
Using Microballoons?
John B. -- 4/8/2000, 7:55 am
Re: Using Microballoons?
Spidey -- 4/8/2000, 11:42 am
Re: Using Microballoons?
Ross Leidy -- 4/8/2000, 3:29 pm
Re: Using Microballoons?
Hans Friedel -- 4/8/2000, 2:18 pm
Re: Rub it in, rub it in.
Dave E -- 4/7/2000, 12:08 pm
Re: Rub it in, rub it in.
Rick thomas -- 4/7/2000, 9:28 am