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Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 6/7/2000, 1:27 pm
In Response To: This is Getting Serious - Help! *Pic* (Spidey)

Why add more epoxy? If you were/are able to get a smooth surface after sanding without hitting glass, then it's time to varnish.

Ross

: Well, I went to bed last nite and the last coat looked fine. When I awoke
: this AM, it had fisheyed again, not nearly as severely, but bad enough . .
: .

: I received an email from someone who laminates for a living, and he said it's
: almost always caused by oil contamination - I was so careful of what I did
: this last time, I wouldn't have believed it. But here it is. Any ideas?
: Here's my prep & coat sequence: 1) Sanded hull thoroughly - Scuffed
: completely by sandpaper everywhere. Not one pit or depression left in
: surface.

: 2) Washed hull with dishwashing soap and water using scotchbrite pad. Rinsed
: and dried thoroughly.

: 3) Let sit for 1 hour, warmed hull with hot air gun, let sit for another
: hour.

: 4) Opened new West roller pkg - Cut roller in two. Used new roller pan cover.
: Applied epoxy exclusively with new roller. Worked epoxy pretty severely to
: assure it was wetting surface.

: That's it. To say I'm hesitant to do it again is an understatement. I doubt
: my resin is contaminated, it worked fine on previous coats. The only other
: things I cannot be sure of are the roller and the roller pan cover -
: And/or Florida's heat & humidity. The picture is of the most severely
: affected area. The larger pits or depressions are the problem, not the
: dust . . .

: Spidey

Messages In This Thread

Dreaded Fisheye
Spidey -- 6/6/2000, 5:41 pm
Re: Fisheye Update & Thank You All
Spidey -- 6/7/2000, 8:00 pm
This was a great thread
Jon -- 6/8/2000, 11:34 am
This is Getting Serious - Help! *Pic*
Spidey -- 6/7/2000, 12:48 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Kent LeBoutillier -- 6/8/2000, 6:28 am
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Spidey -- 6/8/2000, 4:25 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Jason -- 6/8/2000, 5:36 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Doug -- 6/7/2000, 9:11 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/7/2000, 6:09 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Rick Thomas -- 6/7/2000, 5:44 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Lorne Vaasjo -- 6/7/2000, 4:44 pm
Oil source?
Jerry Siegel -- 6/7/2000, 1:55 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Ross Leidy -- 6/7/2000, 1:27 pm
don't worry
Jason -- 6/7/2000, 1:27 pm
Re: don't worry
Spidey -- 6/7/2000, 1:54 pm
Re: Varnish Question?
Don Bobzien -- 6/7/2000, 1:27 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Tapio Manner -- 6/7/2000, 1:23 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Spidey -- 6/7/2000, 2:04 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Tapio Manner -- 6/8/2000, 3:49 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Brian Nystrom -- 6/7/2000, 2:36 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Jason -- 6/7/2000, 1:35 pm
Re: This is Getting Serious - Help!
Tapio Manner -- 6/8/2000, 3:36 pm
Re: Dreaded Fisheye
Rehd -- 6/6/2000, 9:33 pm
Re: Dreaded Fisheye
Spidey -- 6/6/2000, 10:08 pm
Re: Dreaded Fisheye
Ian Johnston -- 6/6/2000, 10:36 pm
Re: Dreaded Fisheye
Larry C. -- 6/6/2000, 9:08 pm
Re: Dreaded Fisheye
Spidey -- 6/6/2000, 9:54 pm
Re: Dreaded Fisheye
peter czerpak -- 6/7/2000, 10:16 am
Re: Dreaded Fisheye
Ian Johnston -- 6/6/2000, 10:45 pm
Re: Dreaded Fisheye
Spidey -- 6/6/2000, 11:36 pm