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Re: Skin-on-Frame: PL Premium on Polyester Tested
By:Noel Bennett
Date: 10/18/2017, 7:37 pm

You aren't kidding about the difficulty of getting a smooth finish. Maybe I just don't have enough patience, but it's easy to get a slight ridge to the PL as I'm spreading it, leading to a raised line once it cures. Every now and then there'll be a little spot that bubbles up... a spot with more moisture causing the PL to foam up a bit, perhaps. There's a fine line between getting enough to fill the weave, but not so much that it doesn't thicken when it cures.

I'm thinking about trying to thin it a bit with mineral spirits on my next time around, and maybe put another coat on if I have to.

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Skin-on-Frame: PL Premium on Polyester Tested
Noel Bennett -- 10/16/2017, 10:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: PL Premium on Polyester Tested
Rich D -- 10/17/2017, 9:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: PL Premium on Polyester Tested
Dave Gentry -- 10/17/2017, 8:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: PL Premium on Polyester Tested
Jay Babina -- 10/18/2017, 2:55 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: PL Premium on Polyester Tested
Noel Bennett -- 10/18/2017, 7:37 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: PL Premium on Polyester Tested *PIC*
Rich D -- 10/18/2017, 9:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: PL Premium on Polyester Tested
Noel Bennett -- 10/18/2017, 9:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: PL Premium on Polyester Tested
Noel Bennett -- 10/18/2017, 7:30 pm