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Re: Epoxy: Mottled epoxy?
By:Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 8/22/2016, 7:18 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Mottled epoxy? (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

As you sand through various layers of fill coats that have cured for different times, it is not uncommon to see some difference in the way that one layer sands vs another. As a result you will see something like what you see there.

It is possible that this is associated with some failure to bond between the various layers, but not necessarily. And even if the interlayer bond is not as strong as the surrounding material, it doesn't mean your boat is going to fall apart.

I'm suspect that if you wiped the area down with denatured alcohol the difference would disappear, and that if you over-coated with epoxy or varnish that you would not see anything in the finished boat.

I agree with Nick's assessment. Apply a wipe of epoxy over the area and it will probably vanish.

You may have a "Silver Fleck" look to areas of glass in direct sunlight, which indicates a less than total wet-out of the glass fibers when using a medium hardener at those temperatures.

If you're wetting out glass with 90˚ temps you should be using slow hardener.

Rob

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Epoxy: Mottled epoxy?
Paul Streitman -- 8/20/2016, 5:46 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 8/20/2016, 9:42 pm
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Paul Streitman -- 8/21/2016, 9:20 am
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jaybabina -- 8/21/2016, 8:34 am
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Paul Streitman -- 8/21/2016, 9:19 am
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Mike Bielski -- 8/21/2016, 9:39 am
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scottbaxter -- 8/21/2016, 10:38 am
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Paul Streitman -- 8/21/2016, 10:47 am
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Rod Tait -- 8/22/2016, 10:44 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/22/2016, 3:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mottled epoxy?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 8/22/2016, 7:18 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mottled epoxy?
JohnAbercrombie -- 8/22/2016, 8:10 pm