Hi friends — I’m about to undertake final sanding for my second start to finish board, which went really well.
There are two problem spots, however, that i clearly need to address, first, and I’m hoping you’ll cast your eyes on the spots and review my plan on how to handle.
(Context: PU blank, RR CE epoxy, 1 layer 4oz on bottom, 2 layers 4 oz on deck.)
I have two quarter-sized spots on the board, shown in the attached pictures, that I think were air bubbles, or perhaps i did not saturate the cloth in those spots. During first-round sanding, I got down “into” these air bubbles or dry-cloth spots.
What’s there now is this sort of brittle “surface” layer that has cracked around the edges in some spots. Like, I could use tweezers I bet and sort of lift the edge up and peer under. It’s clear that these spots are not structured like the rest of the board — something tells me that the weave just wasn’t wet or indeed maybe air under.
In case they didn’t attach, here are some pics:
My plan is to mix up a small RR batch, go in with tweezers, and lift up the edge and get epoxy under there, then lower the top and of course seal the top with epoxy as well.
Or would it be preferable to “crack off” that brittle top, sand around it, and just fill in completely with epoxy?
Thanks for any suggestions, all!