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Re: Strip: flush deck fittings
By:Sean Dawe
Date: 5/31/2012, 2:25 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: flush deck fittings *PIC* (Etienne Muller)

: :

: Hi Sean

: I actually only overlap the deck cloth one strip width down the
: hull. If one masks it off at the strip join and cut it there the
: join masks any sign of sanding at the edge of the feather.

: For the first fill coat I move the masking tape down about half an
: inch, then for the secon fill coat I move the tape down again,
: and so on. What this does is create a series of steps in the
: epoxy below the cut. Knock the edges off these steps and you get
: a nice feather without having to hack into things too much. The
: following photos show what I mean.

: Et

Et:

I use the mask and cut method as well. It works out so well and makes such a neater job!! On the other hand, I don't do the progressive lowering of the masking like you do. I think you have much more patience than me!!!

Cheers and lovely work,

Sean

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Strip: flush deck fittings
Andrew T -- 5/29/2012, 1:25 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/29/2012, 2:03 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/29/2012, 8:28 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 5/29/2012, 11:56 pm
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george jung -- 5/30/2012, 7:05 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 5/30/2012, 9:04 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 3:56 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 4:00 am
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Erik J -- 5/31/2012, 1:34 am
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george jung -- 5/31/2012, 8:57 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/31/2012, 9:18 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 2:10 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 2:14 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 2:19 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/31/2012, 2:25 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 2:29 pm
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Mike M -- 6/1/2012, 9:19 am
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Etienne Muller -- 6/1/2012, 4:08 pm
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Mike M -- 6/2/2012, 11:03 am
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Will N 2Go -- 5/31/2012, 10:06 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/29/2012, 3:00 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/29/2012, 3:01 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/29/2012, 3:03 pm
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Paul Davies -- 5/29/2012, 7:08 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/30/2012, 6:24 am
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Paul Davies -- 5/30/2012, 2:01 pm
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William Mayberry -- 5/30/2012, 8:53 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/30/2012, 1:23 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 6/1/2012, 2:45 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/1/2012, 4:45 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 5/29/2012, 7:34 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/29/2012, 7:39 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/30/2012, 12:00 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/30/2012, 7:43 am
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Mike M -- 5/30/2012, 9:38 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/30/2012, 9:42 am
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Al Edie -- 5/30/2012, 10:43 am
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Mike M -- 5/30/2012, 12:19 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/30/2012, 1:10 pm
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Ric Moodie -- 5/30/2012, 1:53 pm
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Dan Caouette -- 5/30/2012, 9:59 pm
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Andrew T -- 6/1/2012, 6:17 pm
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Andrew T -- 6/1/2012, 6:19 pm
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Ric Moodie -- 6/1/2012, 8:16 pm
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Mike Savage -- 6/2/2012, 7:43 am