PLEASE ask questions. That's what we're here for. You get to learn from our mistakes.
Grind and wipe, broom, blow or vacuum. DO NOT wipe with anything but a broom or towel.
You see,.... at this point, if you could look at the ground surface with a microscope, you would see inside the grinding ridges is little fibers and fractured resin particles. This surface greatly aids in adhesion. If you wipe it with acetone for instance, you will lay over the little fibers and actually contaminate the surface. (Adam and I can agree to dis-agree on this part
) My mentor was adamant about using any solvents after grinding.
Wipe a clean piece of glass with acetone and let flash off. You will be amazed at film left behind.
Read this article I wrote for the registry. It's a little lengthy but I put in a lot of pictures and explanations as to why. May take some of the mystery out of your project.
http://hydrostream.org/ArticleArchives/AlaskaViperResto.htm
There are 5 parts to this build. The first two have the most info
PLEASE ask questions. That's what we're here for. You get to learn from our mistakes.
Grind and wipe, broom, blow or vacuum. DO NOT wipe with anything but a broom or towel.
You see,.... at this point, if you could look at the ground surface with a microscope, you would see inside the grinding ridges is little fibers and fractured resin particles. This surface greatly aids in adhesion. If you wipe it with acetone for instance, you will lay over the little fibers and actually contaminate the surface. (Adam and I can agree to dis-agree on this part :up: ) My mentor was adamant about using any solvents after grinding.
Wipe a clean piece of glass with acetone and let flash off. You will be amazed at film left behind.
Read this article I wrote for the registry. It's a little lengthy but I put in a lot of pictures and explanations as to why. May take some of the mystery out of your project.
http://hydrostream.org/ArticleArchives/AlaskaViperResto.htm
There are 5 parts to this build. The first two have the most info