Slinky Spring
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Whenever I have used west epoxy to coat something it always ends up with a rough surface. It looks like the epoxy gathers a bit like oil on water. What am I doing Wrong?
epoxy-what am i doing wrong
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gianenrico
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Possibly:
1) surface not clean enough (besides thorougly removing all old paint, dust the surface with one of those microfibre mops: they do wonders!);
2) wrong mixing of the two components;
3) apllication with an "orange peel" roll;
4) application of second layer before the first one has thorougly dried;
5) too much "pulling" of the epoxy while appling it or too long strokes in applying it.
Cheers
1) surface not clean enough (besides thorougly removing all old paint, dust the surface with one of those microfibre mops: they do wonders!);
2) wrong mixing of the two components;
3) apllication with an "orange peel" roll;
4) application of second layer before the first one has thorougly dried;
5) too much "pulling" of the epoxy while appling it or too long strokes in applying it.
Cheers
tim3057
New member
or is it to do with the cold weather?
ecb
New member
You could use peel ply? A woven cloth that the excess epoxy seeps through, leaving a finish as smooth as a babies bottom.
Birdseye
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Epoxy does fisheye very easily and it also leaves pinholes unless you are very careful. One problem I found was silicone - removing the rubber sealant from the windows left a dust of silicone all over and it took ages to get rid. And other materials can carry this - brushes for example, or rags.
bruce
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go to the west system web site, lots of information that is used for their system and any other epoxy ...
huldah
Member
Epoxy should be stored in the warm to prevent crystals forming. Check the bottom of the bottle, and warm to disolve.
Any crystals in the epoxy mixture will leak and form fish eye depressions. These areas will be 'waterproof' to any additional coats. Small crystals can also cause problems. Probably the best way to treat fish eye is to break an all hard hacksaw blade and grind into a curve to match the fish eye. Lean the blade towards you and pull while pressing down. It will rapidly remove the epoxy. Sharpen about every 10 minites. It's action is similar to a cabinet makers scraper, far faster than wet & dry.
The saw blade is also excellent for finishing epoxy fillets. Best used before the epoxy has reached full set.
Philip
Any crystals in the epoxy mixture will leak and form fish eye depressions. These areas will be 'waterproof' to any additional coats. Small crystals can also cause problems. Probably the best way to treat fish eye is to break an all hard hacksaw blade and grind into a curve to match the fish eye. Lean the blade towards you and pull while pressing down. It will rapidly remove the epoxy. Sharpen about every 10 minites. It's action is similar to a cabinet makers scraper, far faster than wet & dry.
The saw blade is also excellent for finishing epoxy fillets. Best used before the epoxy has reached full set.
Philip
oldsaltoz
New member
G'day Ian,
I would bet my last penny your problem is contamination, sounds very much like Silicon to me, try using a silicon remover first and stop polishing the boat with silicon type polish, you will find the same reaction with most paints.
Andavagooweekend........
I would bet my last penny your problem is contamination, sounds very much like Silicon to me, try using a silicon remover first and stop polishing the boat with silicon type polish, you will find the same reaction with most paints.
Andavagooweekend........
