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Re: glassing outside
By:Nick
Date: 10/31/1997, 9:38 am

: A lot of people use squeeges but I like a roller.

One advantage of a squeegee is you are less likely to over fill the glass with epoxy. With carefull squeegeeing you can force out excess resin, causing the glass to be closer to the wood and thus stronger. Using a roller, the glass has tendency to float on a layer of excess resin. I use a roller or brush to apply resin to the sides where it is hard to apply it with the squeegee. I then squeegee off the excess and throw it away.

You can let the glass get to the point that it gets almost starved and then fill the weave later.

This can result in a substantial weight savings.



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Re: glassing outside
Nick -- 10/31/1997, 9:38 am
Re: glassing outside
Rob Cochrane -- 10/31/1997, 9:38 am