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Epoxy: sanding out drips *LINK*
By:James Nixon
Date: 6/4/2003, 10:41 am

Can I sand out drips and thickness changes of the epoxy with a rough grit before final sanding? On the sides some drips formed as I didn’t have the time to stand around for hours redistributing the resin with a squegee while it cured. Some spots still had weave showing, so I put another coat on to fill, but the transition in epoxy thickness is obvious as the viscosity is too high to smooth the transition of a new application into an old one. I’m under the impression that I can sand however I want as long as I don’t go through into the mesh and that I start with rough and work my way up to fine sandpaper. I started to attempt the fix by adding more epoxy, since the sections where it cured smooth looked great. The only problem is that I would have to do the entire boat this way to avoid new transitions, and that would use too much material and add too much weight. One of my concerns is the haze you get from sanding: I imagine that the varnish will wet it out and it will disappear. I’m hoping that the solution to the haze isn’t more resin, since that puts me right back to where I started. Any suggestions on technique, sanpaper grits or any advise is appreciated.

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Epoxy: sanding out drips *LINK*
James Nixon -- 6/4/2003, 10:41 am
Re: Epoxy: sanding out drips
srchr/gerald -- 6/4/2003, 6:07 pm
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Larry -- 6/5/2003, 12:30 pm
Re: Epoxy: sanding out drips
Jay Babina -- 6/5/2003, 8:23 am
Re: Epoxy: sanding out drips
Scott Ferguson -- 6/4/2003, 4:44 pm