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Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/29/2011, 3:56 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish? (Will N to go)

: Hey Bill, you're scaring the children!
: This kinda talk used to scare me off going higher than about 150...
: I'd get burned out, skip grits, and get a B in shop class.

: Sanding does take time, but it takes the most time with the rough
: grits.
: As one moves up through the finer and finer grits, it goes more
: quickly and hand sanding stops being an issue. Above 220 on a
: kayak I doubt any machine would be faster than just folding up
: the sandpaper and going to work. Steel wool is wow, lookee that!

: The real problem and time waster is skipping grits or moving
: through them too quickly. Scratches never go away if we jump
: from 80 grit to 180... I've got several samples that proves
: this.

: 50-150 is like paddling, 180 -400 is like a just-in-case skimming
: brace, 600-800 petting a dog, 1000 and up is like ah...licking
: an ice cream cone.

To get the surface perfect still takes alot of work. Still it's easier than a perfect varnish surface, which too can be color sanded, even though there's no color :)

To get it pretty good is easier, perfect takes time.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Larry W -- 9/16/2011, 7:37 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 9/16/2011, 10:30 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/17/2011, 8:22 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/19/2011, 7:16 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/20/2011, 2:21 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/20/2011, 6:50 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Larry W -- 9/20/2011, 4:13 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/20/2011, 5:30 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2011, 1:44 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2011, 1:43 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Larry W -- 9/21/2011, 2:14 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Will N to go -- 9/21/2011, 9:58 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2011, 2:18 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2011, 2:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Will N to go -- 9/29/2011, 3:32 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2011, 3:56 pm
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill VerSteeg -- 9/30/2011, 11:37 am
Re: Epoxy: Smoothest finish?
Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2011, 2:03 am