Hi Jeff,

Somthing seems really wrong.

I'm assuming you epoxied the joints together, then later put the tape on.

My first guess is that you have an amine blush issue. The blush comes from some brands of epoxy, it will be worse if you are working in a high humidity.

The blush will cause the second layer of epoxy not to stick to the first.
You need to scrub off the blush with water and a pot scrubber. Also the prior to putting the second layer of epoxy on you should sand the first layer if it has fully dried.

The second guess is that you had a bad mix of epoxy. It should not have been sticky, or plyable. it should have been hard. this could be a bad ratio of epoxy, or just not mixed enough.

The 4th guess. Was the surface of the wood contaminated, with somthing that would prevent the epoxy from bonding to it?

My last guess: when you say tape... you mean a strip of epoxied on fiberglass cloth. right? you do not mean the sticky tape with the fibers in it...

It is hard to guess the cause of the bad bond, I'm not familliar with the kits.

I think we should figure out what is the cause, before deciding how to fix it. Fiberglass strips that are epoxied in place should not cause a problem.

good luck,

Myrl