Just finished the third coat of finish on my latest project. Looked very nice until a big fly decided to check out the epoxy. He tried hard to get away but only succeded in make a bigger mess. When I spotted it the expoxy was not quite set so I removed the bug as best I could. Now that the epoxy is set I've got a bit of a mess. The problem area is no more than 1/4" x 1/4" but right in the middle of nice looking decorative wrap. Any thoughts on what I should do?

Thanks

Jim

You should probably do what I did last week, when the exact same thing happened to me. After the finish was set, I used a razor blade to trim down the bumps and the remaining pieces of bug. Then, put another coat of finish on, and it was perfect.
Steve Broadwell

Same response.

Use a razor being very careful to not go into the thread. After the bumps are gone re-coat with epoxy and forget all about it.

Jay

Or 600 grit sandpaper???

Don't Worry Be Happy - Take the razor choice and most of all kill that suckers brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins and build a screen door before you do anything else!

Fresh epoxy isn't that easy to sand. Not to mention the nibs are swiftly delt with via a razor. I've gone 'too far' with sandpaper before. Not good! lol

Jay

Same as Steve and Jay: use a new, super sharp double edged razor blade such as a Personna razor blade from CVS, etc. Shave off the offending epoxy lumps and fly remains with care. Magnification helps. After another coat of epoxy, it'll probably look great again. Good luck.

Stan

I like to steal the wife's fingernail boards, they work great. And it is working well in making her think she is losing her mind and misplacing things.

I use those fingernail boards, too. You can cut the down so that they are real narrow, and sand a guide wrap without worrying about hitting the blank if you cut them down to about 3/16 inch wide.
But, like some of the other guys have said, unless the finish has set up awhile, a razor blade is much better. It will just gum up on you if you try to sand it too soon.
And, it has been talked about on here before that, no matter how fine the grit, you really can't sand ETF to a high gloss finish.

next time LEAVE the fly in there and enjoy the nice inlay!

LOL

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

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> next time LEAVE the fly in there and enjoy the
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One more heavy coat of epoxy and you would have had a masterpiece!

Jay