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Help!!
By:Greg Hughes
Date: 3/18/2001, 11:35 am

I think I may have a problem. Last night I fibreglassed the hull of the Great Auk I am building. Yesterday morning I gave the hull a very light wipe with a tack rag to remove the dust. Today I discovered that the MAS Epoxy brochure advises: "DO NOT WIPE SURFACE WITH A TACK RAG". Am I doomed? I assume that there is some type of solvent in the tack rag that may inhibit the ability of the epoxy to bond with the wood. Everything "looks" okay right now. Should I just go ahead and apply the next coat of epoxy and hope for the best or would I be wasting my time and epoxy? If this is a problem, what is the remedy short of sparkin' up my Husqvarna chainsaw.

Messages In This Thread

Help!!
Greg Hughes -- 3/18/2001, 11:35 am
Re: wow a husky!
Lee Gardner -- 3/18/2001, 12:16 pm
Death to tack rags.
Greg Hughes -- 3/18/2001, 2:51 pm
Re: Death to tack rags.
Rob Macks -- 3/18/2001, 9:29 pm
Re: Help!!
Rob Macks -- 3/18/2001, 12:10 pm
Re: Help!!
Rehd -- 3/18/2001, 11:57 am