Re: [bolger] Filling screw holes
>diabetic friend<G>) and squirt a bit of semi-thickened epoxy in the screw
> Pick up a couple of syringes (WEST sells 'em if you can't bum some from a
holes. I use just a touch of microfibers to thicken and cut the syringe
point wide enough to get well into the hole. This will let you fill the hole
to within a short distance from the surface where you can fill & fair as
normal.
>This works great!
I use a meat injector syringe that you can get for a couple dollars. Like
you, I will mix up epoxy with Talc to the consistency of say mayonnaise.
Inject it into the hole until it's over full and give it a twist as you pull
away and you leave small amount standing proud of the surface that sands
down easily.
I do it after the last epoxy coat just before the final sanding. Hit the
holes with the sander until flush, then sand the entire area one last time.
You can't tell they where ever there.
Jeff
> I am wondering if I should take the time >to fill the screw holes with epoxy prior >to finishing, in an attempt to eliminatePick up a couple of syringes (WEST sells 'em if you can't bum some from a diabetic friend<G>) and squirt a bit of semi-thickened epoxy in the screw holes. I use just a touch of microfibers to thicken and cut the syringe point wide enough to get well into the hole. This will let you fill the hole to within a short distance from the surface where you can fill & fair as normal.
>trapped air.
James
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Being a man of Too Few Clamps, and being too cheap to buy more than
the few I have and can borrow from my brother, I have resorted to
using screws to clamp sides to chines while the epoxy sets up. I
then removed the screws and closed up the holes with
microballons/epoxy when finishing. This has worked just fine in past
endeavors - smaller boats, like a Skimmer and CSD Pirouge. I am
building a Bantam 20/24, and while I am still too cheap to purchase
more clamps, I am wondering if I should take the time to fill the
screw holes with epoxy prior to finishing, in an attempt to eliminate
trapped air. Is this worth the time and epoxy? I would appreciate
the collective's input. Thanks Cam
the few I have and can borrow from my brother, I have resorted to
using screws to clamp sides to chines while the epoxy sets up. I
then removed the screws and closed up the holes with
microballons/epoxy when finishing. This has worked just fine in past
endeavors - smaller boats, like a Skimmer and CSD Pirouge. I am
building a Bantam 20/24, and while I am still too cheap to purchase
more clamps, I am wondering if I should take the time to fill the
screw holes with epoxy prior to finishing, in an attempt to eliminate
trapped air. Is this worth the time and epoxy? I would appreciate
the collective's input. Thanks Cam