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Re: S&G: How thick should the epoxy be?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/21/2010, 12:45 am
In Response To: S&G: How thick should the epoxy be? (Rod MacLachlan)

: I am getting quite close to finishing building my wife's Arctic
: Tern 14. I do notice, however that I have some varying
: thicknesses of epoxy over the hull. It seems that I applied the
: epoxy more thinly on the more vertical sections of the hull and
: there are a few places where you can still make out the pattern
: of the weave underneath. Should I put another layer of epoxy on
: these sections or should I just sand it down less than the rest?
: This is my first boat build so I have no real idea what it
: should look like.

: Thanks

: Rod

I'd put more on the thin sections, as mentioned you need to sand it all smooth prior to varnish and you really don't want to sand into the glass.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: How thick should the epoxy be?
Rod MacLachlan -- 4/20/2010, 1:04 pm
Re: S&G: How thick should the epoxy be?
Robert N Pruden -- 4/21/2010, 8:46 pm
Re: S&G: How thick should the epoxy be?
Bill Hamm -- 4/21/2010, 12:45 am
Re: S&G: How thick should the epoxy be?
Roger D -- 4/20/2010, 4:04 pm