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Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 3/21/2012, 7:32 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended? (Paul Davies)

: Hi Andrew,
: Bill mentioned out gassing into the glass weave.True,but you will
: also get bubbles coming from nowhere if you have a rising
: temperature whilst curing your seal coat.Do it in the evening as
: temperatures fall and the epoxy will instead,get sucked into the
: wood,I actually mean,get pushed in by atmospheric pressure, for
: you Physics types.
: cheers,from Paul, who, almost, found out the hard way.

Aha! This is probably why I never have bubble problems from outgassing...I always do the gluing in the evening or in the morning when the heater in the garage is keeping the temperature even. I probably read this somewhere years ago and just started doing it and stopped thinking about it consciously.

Robert N Pruden

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Is a fill coat recommended? *PIC*
Andrew T -- 3/19/2012, 7:50 pm
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
robert l -- 3/19/2012, 9:36 pm
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Robert N Pruden -- 3/20/2012, 12:14 am
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Bill Hamm -- 3/20/2012, 1:44 am
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Ian Johnson -- 3/20/2012, 6:41 am
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
William Mayberry -- 3/20/2012, 8:57 am
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended? *PIC*
Andrew T -- 3/20/2012, 7:40 pm
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Bryan K -- 3/20/2012, 9:12 am
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Andrew T -- 3/20/2012, 7:29 pm
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Paul Davies -- 3/20/2012, 7:39 pm
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Robert N Pruden -- 3/21/2012, 7:32 pm
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Jay Babina -- 3/21/2012, 8:43 am
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Bill Hamm -- 3/22/2012, 1:38 am
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Jay Babina -- 3/22/2012, 2:05 pm
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Robert N Pruden -- 3/23/2012, 1:48 pm
Jay...a question
Robert N Pruden -- 3/23/2012, 1:51 pm
Re: Strip: Is a fill coat recommended?
Al Edie -- 3/21/2012, 4:46 pm