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Re: Strip: Drips of epoxy on surface
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 1/4/2015, 9:52 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Drips of epoxy on surface (Marc Upchurch)

You don't need a gloss surface to varnish.
Just sand out the granular surface lightly and varnish.

Actually, I believe it is better to not have a gloss surface to get a good varnish bond.


+1
A glossy epoxy surface is not what you want for varnish (or paint).
The goal should IMO be a uniformly matte finish, produced with wet sanding with a good (semi-firm or firm) sanding block if you want to end up with a glassy smooth varnish finish.
The difficult part is to get rid of any pits or pinholes without sanding into the adjacent glass fibers if you are clear coating the wood.
(I use paint these days... ;-) )

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Strip: Drips of epoxy on surface
Jay -- 12/18/2014, 7:25 am
Re: Strip: Drips of epoxy on surface
Marc Upchurch -- 12/18/2014, 8:43 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/18/2014, 9:29 am
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Jay Stallman -- 12/18/2014, 1:12 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/18/2014, 2:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/18/2014, 2:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/18/2014, 9:34 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/18/2014, 10:22 am
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Jay Stallman -- 12/18/2014, 1:08 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/18/2014, 2:44 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 12/18/2014, 3:41 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/18/2014, 4:26 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/19/2014, 8:28 am
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rich -- 12/18/2014, 2:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/18/2014, 2:37 pm
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wanderfalk -- 12/25/2014, 1:53 am
Re: Strip: Drips of epoxy on surface *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 12/18/2014, 6:32 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/19/2014, 12:51 am
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Jay -- 1/4/2015, 6:48 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/4/2015, 7:39 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 1/4/2015, 8:44 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/4/2015, 8:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2015, 12:10 am
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Jay Stallman -- 1/5/2015, 8:23 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/5/2015, 7:45 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 1/5/2015, 10:08 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 1/5/2015, 10:23 pm
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Jay -- 1/5/2015, 10:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/6/2015, 12:32 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/6/2015, 4:40 am
Re: Strip: Drips of epoxy on surface
JohnAbercrombie -- 1/4/2015, 9:52 pm