The purpose of finishing is to paint the tubes and provide a good . The sanding methods depend on the epoxy system used.
West Systems
- Fill in any low spots in the tube with Bondo.
- Sand the tube, starting with 60 grit sandpaper and increasing to 120 and 220.
- Spray paint the tube with base coat.
- Very lightly sand the tube with 220 grit sandpaper. If there are low spots, these will be visible because they will be the last to sand off.
- Repeat steps 1-3 for the low spots
- Very lightly sand the tube with 220 grit sandpaper not to sand off the base coat, but to smooth out any imperfections before paint is applied.
- Follow steps for painting
Fibreglast 3000
The epoxy is very hard and very smooth, making the epoxy hard to sand and apply bondo. We're currently trying this method:
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