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for those who don't want to follow the link Rob provided, here is the quote:
Propane torch
This method has been used for years by technical advisors at Gougeon Brothers. Not only is it effective for removing air bubbles from the surface; it also lowers the viscosity of the surface and flattens it out a bit. Be very careful when using this technique because leaving the flame over one spot for too long could cause bubbles to appear. We don’t recommend using a propane torch over epoxy coated bare wood. Doing so may cause outgassing into the epoxy layer.
This is not the first time I've read them recommend this and they claim to have been doing it for years, and one thing you must say about Gougeon Bros., they are not slackers in the epoxy department. They know there stuff. They must feel the risk is pretty low or they wouldn't be putting the recommendation in print.
Here is the recommendation regarding alchohol:
Denatured Alcohol
Spraying a fine mist of denatured alcohol over the surface will pop air bubbles as well as lower the viscosity of the surface and flat- ten it out. There is little risk in this method because denatured alcohol evaporates fairly quickly and does not cause air bubbles to propagate. A fine mist is critical.To get the fine mist we purchased a bottle of hair spray with a push button pump (a WindexTM sprayer is not fine enough) and replaced the hair spray with denatured alcohol.
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- Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/21/2012, 9:53 am- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/21/2012, 10:09 am- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/21/2012, 2:27 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Bill Hamm -- 3/21/2012, 3:20 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/21/2012, 4:40 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS? *PIC*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 3/21/2012, 8:08 pm- Nice work Scott! *NM*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/21/2012, 8:20 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Kirk Fredericks -- 3/21/2012, 10:06 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Bill Hamm -- 3/22/2012, 1:29 am
- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/22/2012, 11:09 am- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/22/2012, 1:52 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Mike Bielski -- 3/23/2012, 9:01 am- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/23/2012, 2:00 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Kirk Fredericks -- 3/23/2012, 3:25 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Robert N Pruden -- 3/26/2012, 3:22 pm
- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
John Abercrombie -- 3/23/2012, 4:53 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/24/2012, 9:05 am- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Etienne Muller -- 3/24/2012, 9:31 am- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/24/2012, 10:30 am- CALLING CAPTAIN KIRK!
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/24/2012, 10:47 am- Re: CALLING CAPTAIN KIRK!
Kirk Fredericks -- 3/24/2012, 3:52 pm
- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
John Abercrombie -- 3/24/2012, 12:24 pm - Re: CALLING CAPTAIN KIRK!
- Re: Propane Torch
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/24/2012, 6:07 pm- Re: Propane Torch
Etienne Muller -- 3/24/2012, 8:21 pm- Re: Propane Torch
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/25/2012, 11:42 am- Re: Propane Torch
george jung -- 3/25/2012, 12:00 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/30/2012, 3:20 am
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- CALLING CAPTAIN KIRK!
- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
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jack kantz -- 3/23/2012, 8:24 pm - Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
- Nice work Scott! *NM*
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Jay Babina -- 3/23/2012, 8:35 am - Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
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Dwight Lynn -- 3/21/2012, 3:54 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Dwight Lynn -- 3/21/2012, 3:58 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 3/21/2012, 7:09 pm- Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
Bill Hamm -- 3/22/2012, 1:42 am - Re: Epoxy: Did I Get a Bad Batch of MAS?
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