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Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
By:Allan
Date: 2/6/2012, 3:15 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy (John Abercrombie)

: Those pics look like just dull, sanded high spots to me.

: How well is the epoxy sanding? If the epoxy isn't cured 'hard'
: (this can take days of warm conditions after it is cured 'to the
: touch') it will sand to a 'rubbery' surface (and clog sandpaper
: like crazy). That will make the sanded spots look 'white'.

: Sanding with dull paper can heat the epoxy and soften it, and
: result in the same 'white' look with dust mixed with softened
: epoxy.

: Cheers
: John

That is what the photos suggest to me - epoxy sanded before it was cured enough. Did the sandpaper clog easily while you were sanding?

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Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
Seabum -- 2/5/2012, 2:13 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/5/2012, 4:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
george jung -- 2/5/2012, 11:02 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
Allan -- 2/5/2012, 11:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
george jung -- 2/6/2012, 5:57 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 2/6/2012, 6:42 am
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risto -- 2/6/2012, 8:38 am
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
Seabum -- 2/6/2012, 12:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
John Abercrombie -- 2/6/2012, 12:44 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
Allan -- 2/6/2012, 3:15 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
Robert N Pruden -- 2/6/2012, 4:13 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
Robert N Pruden -- 2/6/2012, 4:10 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
John Abercrombie -- 2/6/2012, 5:17 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
Seabum -- 2/6/2012, 6:06 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
Robert l -- 2/7/2012, 12:43 am