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Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
By:Jimmy
Date: 8/28/2000, 3:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Applying epoxy with rollers (peter czerpak)

: I used a foam roller and it worked well when you tipped it out with a foam
: brush afterwards. Did you use a roller that was more like a paint roller
: with almost a furry surface? Or a bumped roller designed to push the resin
: into the coth (useful for heavy glass or maybe mat applications)?

: Was this the first coat or a fill coat?

: Pete czerpak albany, NY

It was one of those furry rollers. It was the 3rd coat. I did the first 2 with a squeegee and brush (I used a foam brush and had it self-destruct). With a brush the results are much smoother (no bubbles), but I can never get an even coat and often get runs. Do the foam rollers make fewer bubbles? I have seen two kinds of foam rollers, one has denser foam with smaller pores (white) and the other looks kind of cheap (pink?). Which is better?

Messages In This Thread

Applying epoxy with rollers
Jimmy -- 8/28/2000, 2:15 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Don Beale -- 8/28/2000, 4:46 pm
Runnnnss------
Jerry Siegel -- 8/28/2000, 10:20 pm
Re: Runnnnss------
Don Beale -- 8/29/2000, 10:11 am
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Larry C. -- 8/28/2000, 5:35 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Gary -- 8/28/2000, 8:51 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Jeff Fine -- 8/28/2000, 3:23 pm
Exactly...Squeegee = good, brushes = bad
Dale Frolander -- 8/28/2000, 5:01 pm
A better squeegee----
Jerry Siegel -- 8/28/2000, 10:11 pm
Re: A better squeegee----
Mike -- 9/1/2000, 2:13 am
Re: A better squeegee----
Rick -- 8/29/2000, 9:39 am
Your welcome--
Jerry Siegel -- 8/29/2000, 4:09 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Jimmy -- 8/28/2000, 3:59 pm
Re: Bucking the trend, using a brush
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/29/2000, 3:47 pm
Re: Bucking the trend, using a brush
Don -- 8/30/2000, 2:18 am
Re: Bucking the trend, using a brush
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/30/2000, 9:21 am
foam brushes
Jimmy -- 8/30/2000, 4:30 am
Re: foam brushes
peter czerpak -- 8/30/2000, 7:51 am
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Ross Leidy -- 8/28/2000, 4:18 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
peter czerpak -- 8/28/2000, 2:28 pm
Re: Applying epoxy with rollers
Jimmy -- 8/28/2000, 3:54 pm