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Bubbles in epoxy
By:Jason A.
Date: 12/1/2000, 12:09 pm
In Response To: HELP: Bubbles in epoxy (Severne Johnson)

I had problems like that once as a result of my vigorous mixing of the epoxy. Now I slow it down a bit and things go better. Another change I made was to use a less viscous epoxy. These both help. Although the temperature in the cellar is constant, you might try to heat the area and boat and allow temps to fall when epoxying.

I have also used a bubble roller when glassing. It is a roller with grooves that forces the glass to the wood and "pushes" the bubbles to the surface where your squeege can be used to remove the excess.

Good luck.

Messages In This Thread

HELP: Bubbles in epoxy
Severne Johnson -- 12/1/2000, 11:30 am
Solutions for bubbles in epoxy
Vaclav Stejskal (OneOceanKayaks) -- 12/3/2000, 10:46 am
vaccuum
tom preska -- 12/5/2000, 12:08 pm
vaccuum epoxy bubbles
Vaclav Stejskal (One Ocean Kayaks) -- 12/5/2000, 5:30 pm
Re: Imploding Marshmellows & Thanks . . .
Spidey -- 12/7/2000, 7:35 pm
Re: Imploding Marshmellows & Thanks . . .
Vaclav -- 12/7/2000, 7:59 pm
Re: HELP: Bubbles in epoxy
Lee -- 12/1/2000, 5:40 pm
Re: HELP: Bubbles in epoxy
Severne Johnson -- 12/1/2000, 5:55 pm
Re: HELP: Bubbles in epoxy
John Monfoe -- 12/2/2000, 4:40 am
Shop temperature and alcohol
Severne Johnson -- 12/4/2000, 11:29 am
Re: Shop temperature and alcohol
John Monfoe -- 12/5/2000, 5:34 am
Re: Shop temperature and alcohol
Severne Johnson -- 12/14/2000, 5:58 pm
Re: Shop temperature and alcohol
John Monfoe -- 12/15/2000, 4:37 am
drink more -- shop feels warmer! :) *NM*
Dean Trexel -- 12/5/2000, 6:16 pm
Re: HELP: Bubbles in epoxy
Jason Given -- 12/1/2000, 12:19 pm
Bubbles in epoxy
Jason A. -- 12/1/2000, 12:09 pm