Many of you may know this trick already so I am sorry for any duplication. I always keep a roll of waxed paper handy for many of these kinds of repairs. I am not in favor of allowing epoxy to partially set before applying because you really want to take advantage of it's 'wetting" properties before it begins to set. That helps it adhere to the repair area. If you apply it to the area needing repair and immediately cover the area with the waxed paper (being careful not to trap any air bubbles) you can usually, and especially on the area you describe, keep the epoxy from running and sagging as well as achieve most of the shape you desire without too much sanding. Also, if you are going to use filler like 401 and tint it with paint color, then be sure to match it to the color of a sanded area and not a varnished area. Greg & Jane Bowers Heart of Gold http://www.seaplanetearth.com/

The wax on waxed paper may interfere with the properties of the epoxy if they come into contact. The better product to use to accomplish the same goal is to use a sheet of plastic. Epoxy will not bond with the plastic sheet. I buy 25 foot rolls of 6 mil plastic at Home Depot to use with epoxy - it's tough enough to use for vacuum bagging. You can use it for any project where you need to keep the epoxy contained (such as the gouge) or to prevent a layer from bonding with the epoxy (as in vacuum bagging). Keep the roll on the boat and cut off what you need for your project. <><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><> Bob McLeran and Judy Young Manatee Cove Marina MV Sanderling Patrick Air Force Base DeFever 41 Trawler Melbourne, Florida Blog: http://sanderlingcruise2009.blogspot.com/ Pics: http://tinyurl.com/yjx2vky& http://tinyurl.com/yhxjvas On 6/25/2010 8:36 AM, Greg Bowers wrote: > Many of you may know this trick already so I am sorry for any duplication. > I always keep a roll of waxed paper handy for many of these kinds of > repairs. I am not in favor of allowing epoxy to partially set before > applying because you really want to take advantage of it's 'wetting" > properties before it begins to set. That helps it adhere to the repair > area. > > If you apply it to the area needing repair and immediately cover the area > with the waxed paper (being careful not to trap any air bubbles) you can > usually, and especially on the area you describe, keep the epoxy from > running and sagging as well as achieve most of the shape you desire without > too much sanding.