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You know, none of this stuff is bad or good and all of it is bad and good. If you don't use the right stuff for the job, it is bad anyway you cut it. Here is a small piece of the article that can be found in the link above. Dont go crazy if you have a few deeper nicks left here and there, and dont sand flat spots or dips into your surface in order to get rid of them. They will be filled instead. For this last filling use polyester based "glazing putty" (auto paint supplies) This is very smooth creamy filler designed for minor imperfections Before you start filling go over the whole surface carefully and mark all imperfections to be filled with a pencil so you dont have too look for them while your mixed putty is curing. Mix the glazing filler in small batches, it has very short pot life so you have only a few minutes on each batch. Squeegee it on with a small metal spatula and scrape off any excess. Wet sand the spots after they cure and you are done. Please read this and then decide for yourself. I am not shouting the pros or cons of any of this, because I really don't know. I do have some polyester filler and am trying it in small spots, for filler only. My experience with trying to bond to things made with Vinyl has not been good, but you have no choice if you are using such pre-molded parts. This person shows that he has done a lot more work in this area than I have, and maybe than you have. At least it is worth considering. The polyester filler, according to my paint person, does have some advantages over some of the other fillers. I am not sure, and therefore am proceeding with caution. N64KR Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC da...@kr-builder.org See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gathering See our KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Click on the pic See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org -------Original Message------- From: larry.ca...@comcast.net; KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Friday, November 21, 2003 8:21:26 PM Subject: KR>polyester/epoxy So, you were able to find a great article shouting the benefits of using Polyester putty as a filler and top coat/glaze. Lets complete this learning experience, maybe you'd like to search and also discover the negatives of using said Polyester putty.
