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I am all but finished scrapping/block sanding a walnut body. Unfortunately, I have a couple spots where the side (right where it meets the binding) is low. They aren't large or deep but I don't feel like I can afford to sand it all down flush without the binding thickness looking strange from the back. Now I'm not a big fan of filler but I've never had this issue before either. I was planning on trying zpoxy pore fill (for the very first time) on this one and leaving the skim coat of zpoxy rather than just leaving it in the pores. With that in mind, I'm thinking that I might be able to get away with putting a little epoxy in the low spots, levelinging it to the sides and binding then proceeding to the zpoxy.

Am I kidding myself? What epoxy would work well? It would need to be thick enough to stay put and not run down the curves of the side and refract light similarly to zpoxy.

Thoughts?

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Bryan Bear PMoMC

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Could you glue in a matching piece of walnut (e.g. planed shaving or similar) to bring it proud and then sand to level it with the binding?

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I'm probably not the right person to help as I'm new to z-poxy myself, but.... I had a minuscule amount of cupping on a zebra wood body I'm working on. It was just noticeable when you ran your finger across the upper bout. The z-poxy actually filled it on its own on the second coat of pore fill.

Hope that helps!
Brad


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Yes but use the Zpoxy resin - that's exactly what the product was designed to do -- its usually used over fiberglass cloth by model builders it can be built up and sanded smooth. Now the amber color/tint may get more intense with the thicker coats. Note that regular epoxy likely will turn a hideous yellow green over time after exposure to UV.

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Thanks all! I was actually thinking the zpoxy pore filler might do the trick since it is very shallow but never having handles it, I don't know how funny it is. I think the regular resin is just what I need here. Hopefully it can be had in small quantities.

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Bryan Bear PMoMC

Take care of your feet, and your feet will take care of you.

It can be made in small quantities