Hi epoxy enthusiasts. I gotta admit I am somewhat skeptical to this whole process... seems like an awful lot of work to go to unless the results really prove out to be worthwhile. But I do have a few thoughts on the matter. Supposedly this is supposed to increase the boards stiffness in the sense that when it is loaded by the strings it will better resist being flatened out... Essentially one thing this means is that this top coat is somehow increasing resistance to compression by the treated part of the panel. That being the case I would think more artificial crown at application, and open and receptive wood pores would be a desirable. You would want as much as possible to sink into the wood. And I would think that if the surface was pre-stressed, in this case put into tension, then when the epoxy was dry and cured it would relax into an even stronger state of resistance to compression. Wedging the board up and heating at the same time would accomplish just that. I'd think that pushing it pretty close to the panels tensil limits and keeping it there until the the epoxy was cured would be a good idea. But then I am just an egg when it comes to all this. Cheers RicB > >> Those of you who do the epoxy coating on soundboards to try and recoup >> stiffness. I can't locate the article that appeared in the journal. >> After wedging the board up, was it necessary or desirable to dry the >> panel down before applying the epoxy coating? >> >> David Love > > >
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