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Epoxy: looks pitted
By:Randy Knauff
Date: 3/19/2011, 1:26 am

I put a coat of epoxy on oak plywood, first time to use it on oak. There was one layer of dry sanded but clean light oak stain on the wood, wood had been at 70 degrees over night but brought into 60 degree shop a hour before epoxy coating.
After sanding, the light grain was fine but the dark grain areas look pitted. I can't feel any difference with my fingertips, all feels smooth after 200 grit and orbital sander. Definitely "looks" like numerous small pits.
Anyone else experience this or have an idea what caused it. Not sure of an alternative other than to sand down to the wood and start over.
Randy

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Epoxy: looks pitted
Randy Knauff -- 3/19/2011, 1:26 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/19/2011, 2:06 am
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Farback -- 3/19/2011, 1:55 pm
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JohnK -- 3/19/2011, 2:20 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/19/2011, 12:46 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/20/2011, 10:19 am