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Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Voutour
By:Joe Voutour
Date: 5/18/2003, 11:56 pm

I am building a Guillemot double and just put the second coat of epoxy over the glass on the hull. I am disappointed in two areas.
1. The white carpenters glue I used shows through in lots of joints - looks bad, is their any way to correct or do I just need to build another and use less glue next time?
2. I have a few ugly air pockets which look really bad. Can these be cut out and patched with a piece of glass cloth and re-epoxied?
Also, where I laid a second layer of glass cloth there is a distinctive line. Can I now try to feather that out by sanding and will the varnish leave a nice finish or must I lay another coat of epoxy after I sand? I am afraid of getting the boat too heavy by using too much epoxy.
Thanks for your help in these matters.
Joe

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Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Voutour
Joe Voutour -- 5/18/2003, 11:56 pm
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Steve Frederick -- 5/19/2003, 8:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto
Charles Leach -- 5/19/2003, 2:28 am
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Steve Frederick -- 5/19/2003, 10:25 am
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto
Dale Frolander -- 5/20/2003, 4:15 am
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Charles Leach -- 5/19/2003, 12:13 pm
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto
srchr/gerald -- 5/19/2003, 11:23 am
Re: Epoxy: Air Pockets+ too much epoxy - Joe Vouto
Steve Frederick -- 5/19/2003, 12:08 pm