To those of you who use Permagloss, what have you found to be the best method of application.? Can it be used over freshly epoxied wraps to repair minor flaws in finish?

Only if it is several days old and " completely " dry. Permagloss is hot stuff and will probably wrinkle up fresh epoxy. Just put a thin coat of finish on any boo boo's.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/22/2005 09:36AM by bill boettcher.

I have taken the advice of this board and gone to wiping it on from a saturated piece of cheesecloth. It sets very fast and you cannot brush it on or make many passes. I wet my cloth and wrap it around the blank and pass it once from tip to butt.

On guide wraps you would brush it but you have to be quick about it. You can use it for spot repairs but it will show.

I also have taken the advice of this board, I take a foam paintbrush and remove it from it's handle. Then I cut a small hole in the brush and soak it with permagloss. I then put the blank in the small hole and pass it up and down the blank.

I would be afraid to use Permagloss on epoxy. I have used epoxy that I have thinned with denatured alcohol about 50/50 and applied it with a small artist brush to cover small flaws in finish. Let it dry overnite while turning on drying motor. It takes a little long to harden if it is thinned.

Ed Smith

You guys using cheesecloth & the foam brush - you mame only one pass in one direction with the saturated applicator, correct? Do you every get streaks?

Why put PGloss over eposy, if there are minor flws, put another coat of epoxy, or deal with it - next time dont' have tiny flaws.

I just finished a repair using the foam brush, cut a vee, dipped it in a bit of Permagloss and ran it up the length of the rod. Waited till that coat dried and did another. It was easy, fast and looked great. No problem putting it over the epoxy either. And gosh Billy, if it works over a flaw that only I can see, I'll use it instead of another coat of finish any time. Too fast and easy not to.

Walmart sells a dozen white cotton handkerchiefs for about $5.00. I wet one of these with denatured or 91% alcohol for many cleanups. Also, fold one up into a pad and use instead of cheesecloth. If you put the cloth in zylene (I keep a quart canning jar 3/4 full of zylene and seal it to use again) and work it around with a stick and then hang it up outside to dry and put it with dirty clothes you later have a clean cloth to use again. I have 7 left after a year last Christmas. It works out cheaper than coffee filters and is abrasive enough to clean well. I still use Brawny & 91% alcohol to clean up epoxy. Ralph

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