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Epoxy: Bubbles filled with epoxy dust
By:Jake Nash
Date: 5/21/2014, 9:15 pm

Hey there everybody,
I've been working on an Arctic Tern S&G kit for a few months now and just finished sanding the epoxy smooth and am almost ready to varnish it. My problem is that there are TONS of tiny little air bubbles that I popped open when sanding the epoxy. All of these air bubbles are filled with epoxy dust that is almost impossible to get out. I've tried vacuuming, compressed air duster, and sewing needles. I've probably had the best luck with the sewing needles, but doing that would probably take me the better part of my remaining years (I'm 20 btw). I also tried dousing the area with naptha, literally just pouring naptha onto the air bubbles. This seemed to work somewhat, but uses a ton of naptha and will probably give me more brain damage than I already have.

Does anyone have a really great trick to get the dust out of air bubbles?

p.s. Not looking for someone to tell me I should have done a better job laying on my fill coats.

Thanks,
jake

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Epoxy: Bubbles filled with epoxy dust
Jake Nash -- 5/21/2014, 9:15 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/21/2014, 10:09 pm
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Jake Nash -- 5/21/2014, 10:23 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/21/2014, 10:37 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/21/2014, 11:14 pm
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wanderfalk -- 5/21/2014, 11:43 pm
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Jake Nash -- 5/22/2014, 7:54 am
Same prob: use syringe needles w/ air
mick allen -- 5/22/2014, 1:25 am
In addition
mick allen -- 5/22/2014, 1:36 am
Re: In addition
howard -- 5/22/2014, 7:56 am
Re: In addition
Jake Nash -- 5/22/2014, 8:00 am
Re: Same prob: use syringe needles w/ air
ancient kayaker -- 5/22/2014, 9:43 am
Football Needle = great idea
mick allen -- 5/22/2014, 4:39 pm
Bubbles filled with epoxy dust
Jay Babina -- 5/22/2014, 8:02 am
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Jake Nash -- 5/22/2014, 8:05 am
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JaY Babina -- 5/22/2014, 8:48 am
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Charles Robinson -- 5/22/2014, 8:08 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 5/22/2014, 10:42 am
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A. Edie -- 5/22/2014, 11:48 am