hi,
i have about a 7'' long section in front of my reel seat, that has two decals end to end.
i just can't get a epoxy finish over these that i'm happy with, after 4 tries.
i just block sanded it smooth again, and i sorta like the matte finish i now how over the decals,
or maybe i can just live with it, since i have no luck with the epoxy.

*can i just leave it like this, or is there a way to get even a better matte finish to this area ?
*or is there a thin varnish, poly, ect... i can brush over this area, instead of using epoxy ?

thx guys,



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/19/2016 04:55PM by David Hauch.

You can use the equivalent of corn starch to mix with the finish and give you a matt finish.

Basically, if you look at a new can of flat - varnish - you will find a layer of matting agent lying in the bottom of the can. So, if you do not mix up the can - before starting your job, you will end up with gloss finish varnish rather than matt finish varnish.

Different finishing companies use different materials for the material to cause the finish to go flat, so you could experiment with a few different materials to see what material works best to get the matt finish that you want to achieve.

David

If you have not totally giver up on epoxy, search YouTube for the Doc Ski videos. As I remember it, Doc demonstrates over two videos how he finishes long wraps. The difficulty of achieving the nearly perfectly flat finish does seem to increase with the length of the wrap or area to be finished. But it can be done, and a picture (make that video) is word a thousand words.

thx Donald, i'll look at that for sure.
i really would like to have the epoxy finish.
i bugs the heck out of me that i can't get it. thought i better look into other options

i looked, and didn't see any of his videos showing this.

Donald La Mar Wrote:
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> David
>
> If you have not totally giver up on epoxy, search
> YouTube for the Doc Ski videos. As I remember it,
> Doc demonstrates over two videos how he finishes
> long wraps. The difficulty of achieving the
> nearly perfectly flat finish does seem to increase
> with the length of the wrap or area to be
> finished. But it can be done, and a picture (make
> that video) is word a thousand words.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/19/2016 06:42PM by David Hauch.

hey roger,
thanks for the info.
could i put a satin varnish over my sanded epoxy ?


roger wilson Wrote:
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> You can use the equivalent of corn starch to mix
> with the finish and give you a matt finish.
>
> Basically, if you look at a new can of flat -
> varnish - you will find a layer of matting agent
> lying in the bottom of the can. So, if you do not
> mix up the can - before starting your job, you
> will end up with gloss finish varnish rather than
> matt finish varnish.
>
> Different finishing companies use different
> materials for the material to cause the finish to
> go flat, so you could experiment with a few
> different materials to see what material works
> best to get the matt finish that you want to
> achieve.

Make you watch the video Donald mentioned! Lynn

Lynn Behler Wrote:
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> Make you watch the video Donald mentioned! Lynn

couldn't find that video.

I think this is probably the video.

[www.youtube.com]

thx!
i see i put my epoxy on way to thin. mine never levels out.
maybe because there's not enough epoxy to level it out ???


Jeremiah Petrowski Wrote:
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> I think this is probably the video.
>
> [www.youtube.com]