hey I just did a lam job. Bottom with cut lap went well. Then deck inlay went well. The. I set on a piece to free lap. I did lam clear and brushed on some black. The black pooled uneven but it was too gelled by then to remove or flatten. Was there too much resin? Second question Should I just hot coat or try to sand flat? I’m afraid if I sand it will ruin color thanks
I would sand the lam lightly on the bumpy areas. I have sanded bumps or drips in my lam without ruining the color before hortcoat. Use white grit sandpaper. Dont go too crazy though. dont want to sand into the weave. That is my novice opinion though. Hopefully some of the pros chime in. Thos colors look pretty sweet!
thanks man I’ll give that a try on the top and maybe just hot coat the bottom.
IMO - sand it flat, your gonna have to anyway.
I find this slightly funny. Resin is resin the difference is if it sets up hard or tacky…lam or hotcoat. So once you hot coat the entire board you can sand it all flat…the lam will be the same as the hotcoat. Sure you will sand into the lam resin if its pooled up. Sure you will probably hit the weave and burn through, sure you will ding the board carrying it around the shop, sure you will get fish eyes on the hot coat because you had hand lotion on yo hands.
But none of this will happen next time because you are learning.
