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Re: S&G: Pin Holes and epoxy dust
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 5/24/2010, 9:34 pm
In Response To: S&G: Pin Holes and epoxy dust (John lasky)

: Good afternoon,

: I hope all is well, and thanks for the help with this first build
: Eric Shade has been a great help and I thank him for chatting
: all the times I called . the merganser is at the 90% point , its
: been fun but not without problems. the biggest being not
: thickening epoxy enough for fillets and since I am in a rush to
: finish this boat I did sand through the glass cloth in a few
: spots where my fill coats were not that thick, but none are in
: spaots that will see sand or gravel.

: Im close to doing finish and ran across an issue PIN HOLES in epoxy
: filled with epoxy dust ( looks white) I would think when
: varnished the dust would saturate and go clear But I dabbed a
: bit of varnish on a few spots and Im sad to say that the spots
: stayed white, perhaps I did not giv the varnish enough time to
: soak I cleaned it off within a few seconds of applying the
: varnish.

: if the epoxy dust will not saturate what the best way to clean out
: the holes besides digging each out with a pin???

: there are not that many 3-4 small sections of multiple micro holes
: 4-5 little holes the size of a sewing needle point.

: HELP Please

: "John"

Wash it first, then use compressed air and a fine brush, if all else fails, then use the in on the stuborn spots.

Washing is a good idea anyway, just in case you have some blush.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Pin Holes and epoxy dust
John lasky -- 5/24/2010, 2:20 pm
Re: S&G: Pin Holes and epoxy dust
Mike Savage -- 5/25/2010, 4:34 am
Re: S&G: Pin Holes and epoxy dust
Mike Hanks -- 5/24/2010, 9:34 pm
Re: S&G: Pin Holes and epoxy dust
Wesley Ewell -- 5/24/2010, 5:11 pm
Re: S&G: Pin Holes and epoxy dust
fred -- 5/24/2010, 4:19 pm
Pinhole Dust - fine wire brush & air
mike allen -- 5/24/2010, 4:17 pm
Re: Pinhole Dust - fine wire brush & air
Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2010, 1:40 am
Re: Pinhole Dust - fine wire brush & air
mike allen -- 5/25/2010, 7:17 pm
Re: Pinhole Dust - fine wire brush & air
Bill Hamm -- 6/3/2010, 2:46 pm
Re: S&G: Pin Holes and epoxy dust
Glen Smith -- 5/24/2010, 2:54 pm