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Epoxy: Sanding epoxy
By:Palle Dam
Date: 10/2/2011, 9:10 pm

I am almost ready to glass my kayak. I will prefer do the coatings while the epoxy is still "green" to get a chemical bond, but i am not sure I can time it right. So maybe I will have to sand between the coats to get a mechanical bond instead. It will probably not be a problem between the seal coat and the first wet-out, but i am worried about sanding before the first fill coat. Won't this damage the glass?
Also, will the epoxy have to be (almost) completely dry before I sand it, or can I do it as soon the green stage is over(where it can't be dented with a fingernail)?

Palle Dam
Denmark

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Epoxy: Sanding epoxy
Palle Dam -- 10/2/2011, 9:10 pm
Re: Epoxy: Sanding epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2011, 1:04 am
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 10/3/2011, 3:51 am
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Dave Houser -- 10/4/2011, 3:47 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/5/2011, 2:56 pm