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Re: S&G: Full coat question
By:Matt Jakubek
Date: 6/7/2013, 11:01 pm
In Response To: S&G: Full coat question (Jennifer Harold)

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I'm ready to do the fill coat on my Murrelet. Pygmy says not to squeegee fill coats. What is the reason? Seems counterintuitive to me because instinct tells me that I would want to get excess epoxy off of the high points of the weave while letting it fill in the low points.

Thoughts?

Hi Jenn,
if I'm not mistaken you're doing a clear fill coat on a glassed surface, right? Squeegeeing is ok if you use fillers/color. However, for transparent layers a squeegee tends to create too many air bubbles in those low spots, leaving a cloudy surface.
A velours roller or a brush used without too much pressure will do a better job. You might need to do a couple of coats to eliminate all low points and then you have to high spots…

Matt

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S&G: Full coat question
Jennifer Harold -- 6/7/2013, 7:47 pm
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Matt Jakubek -- 6/7/2013, 11:01 pm
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Robert N Pruden -- 6/7/2013, 11:49 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/8/2013, 4:19 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/8/2013, 11:09 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 6/8/2013, 11:53 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/8/2013, 9:53 am
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Etienne Muller -- 6/8/2013, 1:33 pm
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Jennifer Harold -- 6/8/2013, 11:04 am
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Matt Jakubek -- 6/8/2013, 11:13 am
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/8/2013, 1:27 pm
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Jennifer Harold -- 6/8/2013, 1:35 pm
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Etienne Muller -- 6/8/2013, 1:41 pm
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Jennifer Harold -- 6/8/2013, 5:16 pm
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Jennifer Harold -- 6/8/2013, 9:04 pm
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Etienne Muller -- 6/9/2013, 4:17 am
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Jennifer Harold -- 6/9/2013, 6:28 pm
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Etienne Muller -- 6/9/2013, 6:42 pm
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Jennifer Harold -- 6/10/2013, 12:58 am
Re: S&G: Full coat question
john vanburen -- 6/9/2013, 7:17 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/9/2013, 11:22 am
Re: S&G: Full coat question
Jennifer Harold -- 6/9/2013, 11:43 am