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Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
By:Aaronpotter
Date: 10/30/2017, 10:36 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy? (Rich D)

I was wondering the same thing. I had trouble glassing the coaming of my kayak last weekend. I couldn't get the 4oz cloth to stay flat on the edge of the lip. I would push it down flat and a few minutes later there were bubbles under the surface where the fiberglass pulled away from the wood. I kept smoothing it out until the epoxy started to get sticky. I had to leave for an emergency with less than half the fiberglass applied. When I left, everything looked good but when I returned, the bubbles were back. Maybe the tacky epoxy would help? I would like to get some advice from those with experience before I tackle the rest of it.

Aaron

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Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Rich D -- 10/30/2017, 5:24 pm
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Peter F Lord -- 10/30/2017, 7:20 pm
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Aaronpotter -- 10/30/2017, 10:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Bill Hamm -- 10/31/2017, 8:08 am
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/31/2017, 9:24 am
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Aaronpotter -- 10/31/2017, 10:38 pm
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/1/2017, 12:39 am
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Bill Hamm -- 11/2/2017, 9:16 pm
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/31/2017, 9:07 am
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Rich D -- 10/31/2017, 7:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Bill Hamm -- 11/2/2017, 9:18 pm
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/31/2017, 7:29 pm
Re: Epoxy: laying cloth over 'tacky' epoxy?
Rich D -- 10/31/2017, 7:55 pm
What is the cloth actually doing?
Jay Babina -- 11/1/2017, 8:21 am
Re: What is the cloth actually doing?
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/1/2017, 10:40 am
Re: What is the cloth actually doing?
Jay Babina -- 11/1/2017, 5:23 pm
one more thing...
Jay Babina -- 11/1/2017, 7:20 pm