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Re: Squeegee
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 7/5/2010, 10:38 am
In Response To: Re: Squeegee (Jay Babina)

: I don't want to open another can of worms here but I don't pre-coat
: either. That's another step that I find unnecessary with more
: rollers, mixing / clean-up etc. and as you say - another
: sanding. Some epoxy sellers recommend a pre-coat but I think
: it's because they want to insure good wet out using rollers
: later. Whereas, you can do the whole thing in one easy shot with
: a squeegee. I always wet my surface well in advance with alcohol
: to check for any glue spots. Once again, non of these methods
: are absolute, you develop techniques and habits that work well
: for you.

West recommends pre-coat because the heat of the cure will cause outgassing, trapping bubbles under or in your glass layer.

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Messages In This Thread

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
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Robert N Pruden -- 7/6/2010, 10:39 pm
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Don Goss -- 7/5/2010, 8:47 am
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
Kurt Maurer -- 7/5/2010, 10:29 am
Re: Epoxy: Roll or Squeegee?
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
Re: Squeegee
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
Re: Squeegee
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