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I have wetted out the glass and applied a second coat of epoxy. There are only a few places where I still see the weave. What is the next step? More epoxy or sand? The manual says to lightly sand after the second coat. What's light and what grit? As I sand what am I looking for to know to stop?
I am new at this so am really feeling my way. Everystep is a new adventure.
Thanks for all the help getting this far.
Coach C
1 reply:
RE: Wood duck cockpit
» Submitted by Ralph - Wed, 2/10/10 » 11:12 AM
If you are doing the interior of your cockpit you don't need to sand it smoother or completely fill the weave- in my opinion. A little texture on the floor of the cockpit is fine. On the deck & hull a light sanding with 80 or 120 grit to smooth it a little and then another thin coat (or two) of epoxy to fill the weave. It is the epoxy drips that are a pain- I used a scraper to help flatten them out. See the shop tips such as http://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/epoxy_and_fiberglass/fiberglass_weave_epoxy.html
For the final sanding stop when it has a uniform milky look (not clear). The highs & low spots will show up, belive me. You can finish with 220 grit or finer.
Expect to do a lot of sanding.