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Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 2/6/2012, 4:13 pm

: Everything was clear before I started to sand it. The surface is
: still rough. I did sand it down to get rid of the high spots so
: that the varnish would lay out more smothly. Was I wrong in
: sanding it to creat a flat surface? I thought that it would be
: ok just as long as I didn't sand through the glass. If I wet it
: out with water and it doesn't dissapear, epoxy won't cover it up
: either? right?

: To me it almost looks like it is where one coat is on top of
: another but I had applied the second coat when it was still in
: the green stage to avoid more sanding. Is this possible? The
: pictures aren't great either.

I always apply a second or third coat of epoxy before the previous coat has cured, gives a nice chemical bond instead of a mechanical bond. That won't be your problem. Did you sand the epoxy while it was still soft and not fully cured? I have done that and got what you are looking at...either that or there was not enough epoxy in the first coat.

Robert N Pruden

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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
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Allan -- 2/5/2012, 11:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
george jung -- 2/6/2012, 5:57 pm
Re: Epoxy: Help with white spots in cured epoxy
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