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Re: Gummed up sandpaper
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 4/20/2001, 11:23 am
In Response To: Gummed up sandpaper (J Farris)

Another possibility: if you use too fine a grit paper and push hard, you can heat-up and soften the epoxy and then gum-up the paper. 80-grit is good for the initial epoxy fairing.

Ross

: I have glassed the outside of the hull and have begun sanding the now hard
: fibreglass. I have a lot of sanding to do to achieve a smooth surface and
: I find the sandpaper gums up very quickly. This is the first time I have
: ever used epoxy resin so I am not sure if this is normal. Its been a week
: since I applied the glass so I can't believe things are not fully cured.
: Is there a certain sandpaper I should be using or is this normal for epoxy
: resin?

: J Farris

Messages In This Thread

Gummed up sandpaper
J Farris -- 4/20/2001, 10:27 am
Re: Wet Sanding
Geo. Cushing -- 4/20/2001, 7:24 pm
Re: Gummed up sandpaper
Mike Boren -- 4/20/2001, 1:13 pm
Re: Gummed up sandpaper
gary -- 4/20/2001, 1:24 pm
Re: Gummed up sandpaper
Ross Leidy -- 4/20/2001, 11:23 am
Re: Gummed up sandpaper
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/20/2001, 10:36 am