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Re: Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy
By:Clayton Plunkett
Date: 5/21/2011, 10:29 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy (Damian Wentzel)

: I rolled on a second coat of epoxy with a paint roller and
: 'tipped-off' with a foam brush as per nick's suggestions in his
: book. I have a bunch of small pinhole sized bubbles now. Any
: suggestions on how to best get rid of them? For the hull i
: simply used the dump and spread technique on the second coat and
: didn't get a single bubble, wish i had gone that route on the
: deck now. Oh well. I'm planning to sand the deck smooth in hopes
: of opening up most of the bubbles and then i'll dump and spread
: a 3rd coat of epoxy, sound good?

Hi Damian,
You will have better success if you use a roller specifically made for epoxy. The kind that are foam and only about 1/8" thick. Check out this page for rollers.
http://www.clcboats.com/shop/products/boat-building-supplies-epoxy-fiberglass-plywood/boat-paint-varnish-finishing/foam-roller-covers.html
Be careful sanding the pin sized bubbles out, don't get into the glass sanding if you can help it.
Hope this is helpful.
Clayton Plunkett

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy
Damian Wentzel -- 5/19/2011, 10:05 pm
Re: Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy
Allan -- 5/19/2011, 10:17 pm
Re: Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy
Sam McFadden -- 5/20/2011, 10:33 am
Re: Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy
Damian Wentzel -- 5/21/2011, 8:23 am
Re: Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy
Clayton Plunkett -- 5/21/2011, 10:29 am
Re: Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 5/21/2011, 11:00 am
Re: Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy
Damian Wentzel -- 5/21/2011, 7:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: Second Coat of Epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 5/22/2011, 12:40 am