REFLECTOR: Glass weave filling??

[David Scharfenberg]

When you apply the filler, be sure to put it on thick enough the first 
time.  When you have to re-apply to a low spot the resin seems to soak 
into the previously applied coat and make it harder to sand.  Then you 
are trying to sand filler of two different "hardnesses" and it tends to 
be difficult to get it smooth.  When sanding you can spray a light 
guide coat of paint to help you see where those low spots are.  For me, 
it worked better to just rub a pencil all over the surface for a guide 
coat.  I had better luck filling those low spots with a two part filler 
called Super Fill.  The West 410 filler is much, much nicer to work 
with than micro-balloons, but very expensive for large fills.

Dave Scharfenberg
N424DS
std/rg



On May 6, 2005, at 8:22 PM, baker.k at comcast.net wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I was wondering what techniques folks are using for filling the glass 
> weave prior to finishing.
>
> (ie- microballoons, superfil, etc.)
>
> Thanks,
>
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