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Re: Strip: filling in backside of rolling bevel
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/1/2007, 2:05 am
In Response To: Strip: filling in backside of rolling bevel (Doug Smith)

: I've noticed that the backside of some of my rolling bevels have gaps. In
: other words, I beveled too much so that the front is tight but there's a
: gap on the inside. Visually this doesn't bother me but I can imagine all
: of the air gaps that will occur when I get to the fiberglass stage. How do
: people typically deal with this? Right now I'm thinking about: first do a
: rough sanding job, then apply some type of easy to apply and sand fairing
: compound, and then do the final sanding. Microspheres with epoxy may work
: well for this, but I'd like to avoid 2-part epoxy in this case. I don't
: think there would be any structural need for the epoxy. Maybe another
: option is to just use some type of wood filler.

: cheers

When that happens to me I still use epoxy and use West's microlight I think is what it's called. Makes a very light weight filler that is very easy to sand, also a little epoxy goes a long ways since you use a fairly large amount of the filler to get a thick enough mixture to not sag.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: filling in backside of rolling bevel
Doug Smith -- 9/30/2007, 12:49 pm
Flling in backside of rolling bevel
Jay Babina -- 10/3/2007, 8:06 am
Re: Flling in backside of rolling bevel
Don Lucas -- 10/4/2007, 10:18 am
Re: Strip: filling in backside of rolling bevel
Acors -- 10/1/2007, 3:00 pm
No worries mate. Your drips and leaks do the job
PGJ -- 10/1/2007, 2:30 pm
Re: No worries mate. Your drips and leaks do the j
Robert N Pruden -- 10/2/2007, 9:27 pm
wood for inlays can be free *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/3/2007, 2:08 pm
Re: Inlay, lots of little pieces *Pic*
TOM RAYMOND -- 10/3/2007, 3:22 pm
What wood options for required colors?
Robert N Pruden -- 10/3/2007, 6:19 pm
How about inlaying a real leaf?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/11/2007, 4:38 pm
Re: How about inlaying a real leaf?
WaTiger -- 10/13/2007, 9:10 am
It is all just for you
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/13/2007, 10:51 am
Re: How about inlaying a real leaf?
Robert N Pruden -- 10/11/2007, 8:11 pm
Re: How about inlaying a real leaf?
Acors -- 10/12/2007, 9:35 am
Re: How about inlaying a real leaf?
Kris Buttermore -- 10/12/2007, 9:58 am
Re: What wood options for required colors?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/11/2007, 2:40 pm
Re: What wood options for required colors?
TOM RAYMOND -- 10/4/2007, 1:47 pm
Re: What wood options for required colors? *LINK*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/4/2007, 2:34 pm
Re: No worries mate. Your drips and leaks do the j
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/3/2007, 7:50 am
Re: Strip: filling in backside of rolling bevel
Pedro Almeida -- 10/1/2007, 12:48 pm
Re: Strip: filling in backside of rolling bevel
Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2007, 2:05 am