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Re: Squeegee
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 7/5/2010, 4:12 am
In Response To: Squeegee (Jay Babina )

Aha- two good points. One I think I may be using too hard of a squeegee. Maybe that's why I'm getting bubbles. Two I forgot to mention that I always roll on a precoat and sand it before glassing. I find that prevents the starvation you mentioned and also if I missed some glue or something that shows up in the wet out it gives me a chance to fix it before it's buried under the glass.

I will play around with a softer more plyable squeegee but not on this build because it's going to be a showpiece and I want to stick with what I know best. I need to do a few tests. For instance I always wanted to try heating the resin but never had the kahunas to try it on a kayak or board. I may do some playing around with some leftover glass and resin on a piece of scrap plywood.

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Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/4/2010, 8:01 am
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 2:52 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/6/2010, 10:39 pm
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Don Goss -- 7/5/2010, 8:47 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 7/5/2010, 10:29 am
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george jung -- 7/5/2010, 11:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/5/2010, 11:44 am
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Bill Hamm -- 7/5/2010, 12:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/5/2010, 3:58 am
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Bill Hamm -- 7/6/2010, 7:28 am
Squeegee
Jay Babina -- 7/4/2010, 6:37 pm
Re: Squeegee
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/5/2010, 4:12 am
Re: Squeegee
Jay Babina -- 7/5/2010, 9:24 am
Re: Squeegee
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/5/2010, 11:53 am
Re: Squeegee
Mike Bielski -- 7/5/2010, 10:38 am
Re: Squeegee
Jay Babina -- 7/6/2010, 7:09 am
Re: Squeegee
Bill Hamm -- 7/6/2010, 2:37 pm
Re: Squeegee
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/6/2010, 5:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2010, 7:06 am
Re: Squeegee
Fred -- 7/6/2010, 8:34 am
Re: Squeegee
Mike Bielski -- 7/5/2010, 1:22 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/11/2010, 12:26 am
Re: Squeegee
Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2010, 12:35 am
Re: Squeegee
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 7/5/2010, 8:39 am
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Etienne Muller -- 7/4/2010, 2:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Wesley Ewell -- 7/4/2010, 9:36 am
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
wwfloyd -- 7/4/2010, 8:34 am
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/4/2010, 8:13 am