: I did my first fiberglassing today. The first layer on the hull went on
: great, so I got cocky and went ahead and put the football shaped second
: layer between the chines. Perhaps predictably, it was tough getting it to
: lay smoothly on the green epoxy underneath but I finally got it fairly
: flat by cutting in places and overlapping. My question is when is the best
: time to try to clean up the strings which unraveled from the edges of the
: second layer? They are numerous and big enough that I'll have to do
: something before the fill coat. Should I be out there now? or wait until
: it has firmed up a bit? or let it set fairly hard and sand things smooth?
: thanks,
: Mark

My recomendation is.

If they are on the surface, just let them be until you are at the non tacky but green stage. then scrape with a paint scraper.

some end up with visible lines from this. ensure you do not scrape when it is soft and it builds up bubbles, then pushes some of the material back onto the kayak. That is it should scrape cleanly off. do this just prior to the next coat of epoxy if you are going for the chemical bond between coats.

good luck

Myrl