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Here's a trick that I discovered.  You can paint a layer of epoxy on the
micro after it has cured which will act as a barrier, sealer, or finishing
surface that can be lightly sanded to accept the primer.

Curtis Krouse N753K........give me a couple more years.

Ted Noel wrote:

>
> Angier Ames writes that he is concerned about epoxy/micro in the airflow
> being weak. There has been at least one report of rain causing pits in
> expoxy/micro finished areas.
>
> When I am smoothing out areas such as wing root/fuselage junctions, I
> mix a bit of flox into the micro. Anything up to 50/50 micro/flox sands
> quite well. It does add a little weight, but the flox should add
> strength. I typically use 75/27 micro/flox to keep the weight down and
> still get some strength.
>
> Ted Noel
>

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