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Re: Light spot on glass
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 6/8/2000, 11:19 am
In Response To: Light spot on glass (David)

Sounds like you had some foaming and the suspended air bubbles did not completely disperse. The only way to get rid of it is to sand off the glass and start over. Even then, the localized repair will be noticable even if you sand down to the wood. I recommend you chalk it up to experience and live with it. I had it much worse than you on the hull of my Panache. I left it and just tried to do better on the next boat.

Ross

: I applied the glass to the deck of my Arctic Tern last night and all went
: well except that the epoxy set a little quicker than I would have liked.
: As a result, when I squeegeed one area, I found that the epoxy was gelling
: and got a little milky when I went over it with the sqeegee. I stopped and
: found that this spot was still a little light this morning. It's about
: 3" in diameter. I'm wondering if I should just go ahead and apply a
: fill coat, or lightly sand first. Has anyone had experience with this
: problem, and if so, what works?

: David

Messages In This Thread

Light spot on glass
David -- 6/8/2000, 10:51 am
Re: Light spot on glass
Scotty -- 6/9/2000, 3:42 pm
Re: Light spot on glass
Dean Trexel -- 6/8/2000, 2:45 pm
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Dave Houser -- 6/9/2000, 3:30 am
Re: Light spot on glass
Shawn B -- 6/8/2000, 11:24 am
Re: What about fill coats?
Ken Finger -- 6/8/2000, 4:04 pm
Re: Light spot on glass
Ross Leidy -- 6/8/2000, 11:19 am