I am getting bubbles in my epoxy when I stick my brush in to epoxy, using glass jar and metal spatula to mix, and poring out onto aluminum foil,no bubbles until I stick my brush in the finish, usuing sable brush, what am I doing wrong, thanks

Drag your brush through the edge of the epoxy and pull a few strokes out onto the foil (painting a line) loading the brush and pushing the air out of the brush at the same time. Then start applying.

DR

Scotty,
I never worry about bubbles in my epoxy. I mix quite quickly with a broad flat ended spatula. As a result there are generally lots of bubbles in the epoxy.
However, after mixing, I simply apply to my rod using a high speed application of about 50 rpm.

Then, I transfer my rods to my drying stand with its 6 rpm motor. At that time, I use gentle heat from a heat gun to both thin as well as to insure that all bubbles have left the mixture. Generally, a couple of gentle sweeps across the guide wraps are all that is required.
As a result of the thinned mixture, it is easy to get razor straight edges, and super penetration into the thread wraps.

If you don't have a heat gune, you can use a hair dryer or even a flame. However, I dislike using a flame since it is generally too intense, and there is a risk of overheating the mix or melting a thread.

Take care
Roger

Get yourself a Pac Bay Mixer it will mix the epoxy and remove 90% of the bubbles in the epoxy. Bill