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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 481271" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p><span style="color: #FF0000"><strong>Agree 110%!</strong></span></p><p></p><p>I hit the edges no less than 3-times, and always when temps are falling. As when wood heats up it expels air, so it would otherwise have less epoxy or sealer penetration than when applied whilst temps are cooling. So always save your epoxy, finish or sealing work for the afternoon. This also prevent that dreaded 'orange peel' finish on fine woods too. </p><p></p><p>I will also warm the wood with a heat gun before the 1st coat and while it cools, apply that 1st thinned coat, as the cooling wood sucks the thinned epoxy in. Then apply the 2nd coat after the 1st one kicks (tacky). Repeat ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 481271, member: 15636"] [color=#FF0000][b]Agree 110%![/b][/color] I hit the edges no less than 3-times, and always when temps are falling. As when wood heats up it expels air, so it would otherwise have less epoxy or sealer penetration than when applied whilst temps are cooling. So always save your epoxy, finish or sealing work for the afternoon. This also prevent that dreaded 'orange peel' finish on fine woods too. I will also warm the wood with a heat gun before the 1st coat and while it cools, apply that 1st thinned coat, as the cooling wood sucks the thinned epoxy in. Then apply the 2nd coat after the 1st one kicks (tacky). Repeat ... [/QUOTE]
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