After reading the chisel thread, I started thinking.. (proceed at your own risk)
Why not just mask off the outer edges of the cabs with extra-wide blue painters tape before assembly? It seems like that woudl prevent a lot of the scraping, sanding, etc, and leave a nice clean joint.
Just a thought?
PL Squeeze
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PL Squeeze
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Re: PL Squeeze
Extra expense, and applying/removing tape would take four times as long. If it takes you more than ten seconds to scrape a joint your chisel needs sharpening.BrentEvans wrote:After reading the chisel thread, I started thinking.. (proceed at your own risk)
Why not just mask off the outer edges of the cabs with extra-wide blue painters tape before assembly? It seems like that woudl prevent a lot of the scraping, sanding, etc, and leave a nice clean joint.
Just a thought?
BTW, except when spraying you'll never see a skilled professional painter using 'painters' tape. Same reason.
Re: PL Squeeze
PL expands as it cures. Pull the tape when it's not fully cured, and it still gets everywhere. Once PL has cured, no tape that I know of will remove it from the joint.BrentEvans wrote:After reading the chisel thread, I started thinking.. (proceed at your own risk)
Why not just mask off the outer edges of the cabs with extra-wide blue painters tape before assembly? It seems like that woudl prevent a lot of the scraping, sanding, etc, and leave a nice clean joint.
Just a thought?
+1 about what Bill said with a chisel. Keep it sharp, and it will run through the excess PL like a hot knife through butter.
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Accept the fact that airtight and well-braced are more important than pretty on the inside. Bill Fitzmaurice
Accept the fact that airtight and well-braced are more important than pretty on the inside. Bill Fitzmaurice
Re: PL Squeeze
What I do...during assembly, let PL squeeze out. Do not try and smooth out. Let it be, till it reaches a semi-set up "rubbery" consistency takes anywhere from half hour to two,depending on temp,humidity,etc. Score with utility knife, it will pull off in one nice piece.
Do not waste your time on any joints that will not be seen,(most of them).
Do not try and use PL as a "filler" in any "beauty area". Bondo.
Do not waste your time on any joints that will not be seen,(most of them).
Do not try and use PL as a "filler" in any "beauty area". Bondo.
Re: PL Squeeze
I dont even use a chisel. I have an old brass putty knife that I can belt sand a sharp edge on in less then 10 seconds which will remove PL globs and smears rather quickly. Sand the remaining PL with a 60-80 grit on a palm sander and your done. If I remember it takes about an extra 20 mins. to clean up an entire finished O-top or Tuba. Hardly a serious time investment. I also go over each seam with a straight router bit after removing the PL. This makes the joint nice and true to the piece it's fastened to. Then rout the edges with the round over.
All in all about an hours worth of work for 1 box, tops.... and its ready for the Duratex!
All in all about an hours worth of work for 1 box, tops.... and its ready for the Duratex!
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