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Re: Rather than sanding...
By:Jim Pace
Date: 6/28/2001, 11:36 pm
In Response To: Re: Rather than sanding... (Roy Morford)

: How long did you let the resin cure before using the scraper?

Usually 12-24 hours. This was in the winter so shop temps were in the 60's and the epoxy (MAS slow cure) stayed green a little longer. Just to clarify, when I used a regular scraper like one of our beloved 'Harbor Freight specials' with the interchangeable blades, I would sometimes get smeary streaks. A cabinet scraper, however, filed to a flat 90 degrees and burnished to a nice sharp edge would slice nice and clean.

Jim

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glass cloth unravelling
mark stevens -- 6/28/2001, 1:12 pm
Re: glass cloth unravelling
Doug K. -- 6/29/2001, 11:10 am
Re: glass cloth unravelling
mark stevens -- 6/29/2001, 5:33 pm
Re: glass cloth unravelling
Tom Jablonski -- 6/28/2001, 2:07 pm
Re: glass cloth unravelling
mark stevens -- 6/28/2001, 3:15 pm
Rather than sanding...
Brian Nystrom -- 6/28/2001, 3:14 pm
Re: Rather than sanding...
Jim Pace -- 6/28/2001, 5:41 pm
Re: Rather than sanding...
Roy Morford -- 6/28/2001, 7:30 pm
Re: Rather than sanding...
Jim Pace -- 6/28/2001, 11:36 pm
Re: Rather than sanding...
Roy Morford -- 6/29/2001, 11:05 am
Re: Rather than sanding...
Rob Macks -- 6/28/2001, 10:26 pm
Re: Rather than sanding...
Rob Macks -- 6/28/2001, 4:32 pm