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Sanding Threadmaster
Posted by: Eric Roach (---.sub-174-255-65.myvzw.com)
Date: July 14, 2020 09:55AM

When you find you have to sand Threadmaster HB to take out waves over a long sticker coating, do you find it best to apply a light coat of Threadmaster HB or LB over the sanded epoxy?

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Re: Sanding Threadmaster
Posted by: roger wilson (---)
Date: July 14, 2020 11:23AM

Eric,
Any time that you have sanded a finish, it always makes sense to put a final coat over the work.

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Re: Sanding Threadmaster
Posted by: Norman Miller (---)
Date: July 14, 2020 12:00PM

A thin coat of either HB or LB. When applying over a decal I apply the finish immediately after being mixed when it is the thinnest. Most of the problem when applying over a decal is using too much epoxy, over a long run. When applying while turning, the finish is spiraled onto the blank and this can cause waviness. It helps to stroke the finish out in a horizontal direction this will help with leveling because it knocks out the hills and valleys caused by spiraling. After applying finish, I like to stop rotation, and let it set for a minute or two and then remove any sags that may occur, and then rotate at low RPMs. This is the way I do it, and it works for me.
Norm

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Re: Sanding Threadmaster
Posted by: Eric Roach (---.sub-174-255-65.myvzw.com)
Date: July 14, 2020 01:58PM

Sorry, Roger — I meant to imply that I know the sanded finish had to be re-coated, I was just asking if anyone found it best to use HB finish or LB finish as the final coat.

Thanks, Norm — I will try those suggestions.

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Re: Sanding Threadmaster
Posted by: Herb Ladenheim (---.lightspeed.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net)
Date: July 15, 2020 10:07AM

I believe that cured LB is slightly less "hard" than cured HB.
Herb

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