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Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/22/2012, 1:29 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy (John Abercrombie)

: Paul-
: When you say "the glass clearly shows the cloth weave",
: do you mean that the surface is still rough, showing the weave
: pattern, or can you see white or silver-looking 'threads' in the
: cloth?

: If some of the threads in the cloth are 'showing', then more fill
: coats of epoxy will not solve the problem.

: You might consider getting a second opinion on 'how bad it looks'
: before getting involved in any removal and re-do. As builders,
: we're usually our harshest critics.

: BTW, before adding more epoxy coats, it would probably be a good
: idea to give the boat a good scrub with water and a scrub brush
: - to get rid of amine blush (if any) and dust.

: John

Also very few epoxies are totally clear, all impart some color to the finished boat, usually an amber color.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: clear epoxy
Paul Killen -- 4/20/2012, 11:00 am
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
Eric Mattison -- 4/20/2012, 6:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
John Abercrombie -- 4/20/2012, 8:09 pm
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2012, 1:29 am
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
robert l -- 4/22/2012, 11:59 am
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
paul killen -- 4/27/2012, 10:33 am
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
ancient kayaker -- 4/27/2012, 11:24 pm
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
dave g -- 4/27/2012, 11:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
paul killen -- 4/28/2012, 1:28 pm
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
dave g -- 4/28/2012, 2:51 pm
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
Etienne Muller -- 4/28/2012, 3:03 pm
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 4/29/2012, 2:58 am
Re: Epoxy: clear epoxy
John Abercrombie -- 4/29/2012, 3:34 am