Im finishing a board, my first board in many years and my first done with EPS and Epoxy.
It seams like the board has a lot of static electricity after working with the finish. It will now be almost impossible to make glossy coating while the board suck small particles from about 10 feet away… I have to get rid of the damn static electricity, but how? Please help. I don’t want to make a boring matt and lustreless board 
Hey alexelgordo,
My longtime colleague is a very experienced laminator…at one point while I was doing a gloss coat in our workshop he cited the story of a factory in the 70’s in which the gloss-coat stands were “earthed” in order to remove static charge. This is the first time I have heard of such a thing, but I know that the “Old-Timers” were far more serious about ensuring optimum conditions for gloss-coating.
I will ask him to clarify what he spoke of.
Another thing I do in the gloss-coat room which may help is to sweep thoroughly and dampen the floor with a watering can. This means dust will not be whisked up by the eddies of air created by your leg movements during work.
Josh
this makes sense speedy.
i’ve heard of and seen car bodies being grounded when they are being sprayed for color.
a $20 room humidifier might have some use.
Yea, in the old days glosses weren’t polished so they had to be perfect. They would use a bug sprayer and spray the whole room with water. Floors, walls and everything. This would keep the dust down because the walls would catch any dust coming off the sanded boards. I’ve also had guys tell me to wash the board off with water after it’s been sanded. That cuts the dust and also will take care of the static.
Thank you all very much for the ideas. Will try to spray water in the room and wash of the board today 
Shop Vac.
…boards are always washed with detergent before gloss
