Hello,

I gave my wraps a fourth and final coat of Flexcoat lite last night. Up till now everything went OK but in the process of drying that last coat my motor gave up on me while I was having fun in the local bar with my mates. I know, there's a lesson to be learned here... ;-)) Damage isn't that bad but on the first two guides on which I obviously applied most coating a sag has formed which I really cannot live with. How would you guys proceed from here? I guess sanding it down? Any tips or tricks would be appreciated!

Thanks for your help!

Cheers,

Eric

Sand it down but use a small piece of wood for a sanding block. Be sure not to go all the way to the thread. In emory board for fingernails works pretty good also. When you recoat, you'll never notice.

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

CAREFULLY trim the excess off to shape with a sharp razor blade taking care to NOT cut the wrapping threads, then re-coat.

DR

You just recieved the best advice.
Good Wraps Bob

Yup...shave the sags...maybe even sand a little to get it fairly smooth...recoat.


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Better to have and not need than to need and not have.

Eric,
Generally, the best luck that I have had in such an unfortunate situation is to use a straight edge razor blade to scrape down the epoxy.
Use the razor blade at 90 degrees to the blank carefully scraping the epoxy.

It is not a bad idea to put a few wraps on each end of the epoxy coating, to avoid the possiblity of having the blade slip and scratch the blank.
Work slowly and carefully, and you will be able to work down the sags in a few minutes on each wrap.

Wipe down after scraping with a anchol towel and let dry.

Then recoat and you should be good to go.

Take care
Roger