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sanding till the cows come home
By:Dana Jones
Date: 6/7/1998, 8:11 pm

I've put 2 coats of epoxy on the deck of my boat(no fiberglass) and am sanding the epoxy in prep for varnishing. I've sanded to a generally dull finish but have little "freckles" of shiny epoxy e.g. tiny low spots in the finish in several areas. Will the varnish cover these spots with an even clear colour? If I try to get all the spots out I'm afraid of sanding into the bare wood. Also, I have a similar situation on my fiberglass hull where I'm preping for a solid colour polyurethane. Am I right in assuming that the urethane will fill the depressions if they are very small and random? As in, almost imperceptible (The weave is sanded flat)

Messages In This Thread

sanding till the cows come home
Dana Jones -- 6/7/1998, 8:11 pm
Re: sanding till the cows come home
Nick Schade -- 6/7/1998, 10:11 pm
A sander's work is never done
Paul Jacobson -- 6/7/1998, 9:13 pm
Re: A sander's work is never done
david shipway -- 6/20/1998, 3:23 am
Re: A sander's work is never done/ steel wool
R. N. Sabolevsky -- 6/7/1998, 10:55 pm