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Re: Final Epoxy Coat: Roller vs. Squeegee
By:Jack Martin
Date: 4/27/1999, 12:45 pm
In Response To: Re: Final Epoxy Coat: Roller vs. Squeegee (Mac Buhler)

> If you use a roller, just go over it with a sponge brush. This will take
> out the bubbles and will leave you a smoother surface while also giving
> you a thicker coat than a squeege.

I need to preface this response with the disclaimer that I've never tried this, but my son used it with pretty good results when we were putting epoxy onto the fabric a while back, and he got it from someone who worked with 'glass a lot.

He split a four inch roller in half the long way and held one of the halves in a Visegrip pliers as a handle. Rather than rolling on the liquid, this thing acted and looked like a cross between a roller and a squeegee, although it did tend to start falling apart a lot earlier than you'd expect a roller to fail. Has anyone tried this technique? I'm thinking of trying it out.

Jack Martin

Messages In This Thread

Final Epoxy Coat: Roller vs. Squeegee
Lew Crenshaw -- 4/27/1999, 9:08 am
How about a brush?
Jay Babina -- 4/28/1999, 11:15 am
Re: How about a brush?
Don Beale -- 4/28/1999, 12:21 pm
Re: Final Epoxy Coat: Roller vs. Squeegee
Ross Leidy -- 4/27/1999, 10:08 am
Re: Final Epoxy Coat: Roller vs. Squeegee
Mac Buhler -- 4/27/1999, 12:34 pm
Re: Final Epoxy Coat: Roller vs. Squeegee
Jack Martin -- 4/27/1999, 12:45 pm
Re: Final Epoxy Coat: Roller vs. Squeegee
garland reese -- 4/27/1999, 5:56 pm
Re: Final Epoxy Coat: Roller vs. Squeegee
garland reese -- 4/27/1999, 5:51 pm