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Re: Strip: glassing problem
By:Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 5/9/2011, 8:46 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: glassing problem (Nick Riccardi)

I saw some bubbles and thought it was starvation
: added more epoxy then was concerned with flotation so I rested
: the glass then rewet with a roller and tipped off.

If you didn't use a squeegee to remove excess resin, that is the problem.

Glass will float on excess resin, especially if the glass will not lay flat to begin with.

So the glass will raise some areas and cause gaps (bubbles).

Rob

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Strip: glassing problem
Nick Riccardi -- 5/7/2011, 5:42 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/7/2011, 5:49 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/8/2011, 11:22 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 5/8/2011, 12:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2011, 1:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2011, 1:40 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 5/8/2011, 4:37 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/8/2011, 10:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/9/2011, 12:19 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 5/9/2011, 10:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/9/2011, 2:02 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/9/2011, 3:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/10/2011, 2:01 am
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/9/2011, 8:46 am
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george jung -- 5/8/2011, 3:58 pm
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dave g -- 5/8/2011, 11:54 pm
Another possible cause
Jay Babina -- 5/9/2011, 7:54 am
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george jung -- 5/9/2011, 7:16 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem *PIC*
dave g -- 5/9/2011, 11:11 pm
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 5/10/2011, 10:09 am
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StephenHJ -- 5/10/2011, 12:25 pm
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 5/10/2011, 3:37 pm
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MattD. -- 5/8/2011, 1:45 pm