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Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
By:Jesper B
Date: 3/26/2008, 5:16 am
In Response To: Epoxy: the dreaded runs... (Todd Sullivan)

I have been using short foam rollers with success too. You might need to tip off the epoxy with a brush or foam as it can produce tiny bubbles. You can use the "spungy" side of cheap scrubbing pads for this. Cut the pad into smaller pieces and push a piece of a "pointy" strip into it and you are good to go - or buy a ready-made.

The carbide scraper is a really great tool (and fast) for removing soft runs and drips. Get a large and a small one (i.e. 50mm and 2,5mm) but remember to grind off the pointy corners of the blades or you WILL make a mess ;-)

If you get a roller that can be cleansed in acetone, you can re-use it. Just pop in in a can with acetone for a day or two, take it up and dry it again and it is clean (not environmentally safe though).

Jesper,
Copenhagen, DK

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Todd Sullivan -- 3/25/2008, 9:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Pedro Almeida -- 3/26/2008, 8:16 pm
Re: Epoxy: taping seams and rollers *LINK*
Rod Tait -- 3/26/2008, 10:38 am
Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Etienne Muller -- 3/26/2008, 6:58 am
Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Todd Sullivan -- 3/26/2008, 8:41 am
Stop now. You're done.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/27/2008, 6:48 pm
Re: Stop now. You're done.
Acors -- 3/28/2008, 5:17 pm
Re: Stop now. You're done.
Todd Sullivan -- 3/28/2008, 10:15 am
Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Glen Smith -- 3/26/2008, 10:08 am
Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Jesper B -- 3/26/2008, 5:16 am
Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Greg Clopton -- 3/26/2008, 12:29 am
Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Pedro Almeida -- 3/26/2008, 8:35 pm
Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Bill Hamm -- 3/27/2008, 7:18 am
Re: Epoxy: the dreaded runs...
Michael McCluskey -- 3/25/2008, 9:50 pm