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Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/6/2011, 2:33 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy (Mike Bielski)

: Anybody can claim anything. Does the phrase "clean coal"
: ring a bell? Everyone has different standards, and what is no
: lint problem for him could be a disaster for someone else. Fo
: his proof he posted a photo from several feet away, with the
: whole thing lit up with a reflection off from the weave of the
: glass. Everything will look perfect in that photo. If you want a
: quick test, wash your windows with shop towels on a roll and
: look for lint on the glass.

: Actual lint-free cloths they make for things like ski waxing are
: quite expensive.
: http://www.artechski.com/swix-fiberlene-large-6709.aspx Unless
: you're using this stuff, you're absolutely generating lint, and
: in my experience, the stickier the stuff you're putting it on,
: the more lint you're going to generate.

: If you're really sold on the process, just do a test first to make
: sure it meets your standards.

: m

: m

Hi Mike and Glen'

Since you're not going to let the epoxy set up anyway, you don't really need "real" peel ply, fabric store nylon fabric will do the same thing and it's a bunch cheaper.

Nylon will conform to slight curves easily on it's own, and like glass if it's laid on a slight diagonal it'll probably cover half the boat in one layer, make it lots less tedious than using 12" widths you'd get using towels too.

Still a squeegie works fine and is a heck of alot less messy. Can't imagine trying to have either a pile of epoxy soaked shop towels or a big pile of nylon fabric soaked in epoxy in the shop. What would you do with it? Anywhere you put it, it'll bond to anything it's put in once the resin sets.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Glen Smith -- 12/5/2011, 1:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2011, 4:48 pm
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy *PIC*
Glen Smith -- 12/5/2011, 5:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2011, 7:19 pm
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Glen Smith -- 12/5/2011, 7:28 pm
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2011, 10:18 pm
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2011, 2:33 am
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Simeon -- 12/6/2011, 4:47 am
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Mike Bielski -- 12/6/2011, 1:43 pm
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2011, 4:08 am
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
Bryan Hansel -- 12/7/2011, 12:18 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/7/2011, 2:12 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/9/2011, 1:37 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/5/2011, 5:46 pm
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John Messinger -- 12/5/2011, 6:53 pm
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Glen Smith -- 12/5/2011, 7:01 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 12/5/2011, 7:10 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 12/7/2011, 6:58 am
Re: Epoxy: Removing excess epoxy
John Messinger -- 12/9/2011, 11:25 pm