I intended to finish my current project with a sanded gloss coat. But now I have a gummy mess of a finish that does not want to cure completely. All my materials were stored properly and it’s plenty warm here. But I did use the last bit of my sanding aid to make the mix. From reading the archives, I’m guessing I ended up with a lot of styrene but not much wax. Should I try to fight through this gum and continue sanding? Or should I recoat (and make sure I have plenty of wax in there)? I used S cloth, so I don’t want to add any more weight if I can avoid it. Thanks for the wisdom, RK
I intended to finish my current project with a sanded gloss coat. But now > I have a gummy mess of a finish that does not want to cure completely. All > my materials were stored properly and it’s plenty warm here. But I did use > the last bit of my sanding aid to make the mix. From reading the archives, > I’m guessing I ended up with a lot of styrene but not much wax.>>> Should I try to fight through this gum and continue sanding? Or should I > recoat (and make sure I have plenty of wax in there)?>>> I used S cloth, so I don’t want to add any more weight if I can avoid it.>>> Thanks for the wisdom, RK Probably best to recoat but you might try this…let the board cure for a few days and wet sand starting with 220 if you can find it…after you cut through the initial stcky layer it might go ok.If it does’nt work for you just bite the bullet and recoat. I’ve been there.
I’ve gone so far as to just buy a pack of coarse self-stick sanding discs and blow through the whole pack (replacing each as it gums up) to get rid of a gummy gloss coat. After re-glossing with fresh, thoroughly mixed resin, it came out OK.