Quickie Q2 Lite, Construction Manual

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wet and the excess resin brought up by squeegeeing to help wet out the
middle plies. To do this, pour epoxy onto the part and move it around
the surface with a squeegee. Your work will go much faster if you make
the layup too wet, then remove excess epoxy with many light passes
with the squeegee. Do not squeegee too hard, as this can starve the
surface of micro and introduce air. Continue to inspect for air (tiny
white flecks or bubbles) and stipple (a vertical stabbing motion with
a paintbrush) or squeegee in more epoxy to remove the air. A handy
squeegee can be cut from the flexible plastic found on a coffee can
lid. You may also find a paint roller handy for spreading around the
epoxy. The final plies are ambitiously stippled and additional epoxy
is applied sparingly. When in doubt - squeegee it out.
..... As you wet out each ply, scissor trim to within 1/2" of any
overhang (trailing edge, etc.). This 1/2" will be knife trimmed after
the layup cures. If an overhanging ply isn't trimmed, it lifts the
edge up and makes a bubble.
..... After scissor trimming, restipple the edges to be sure there are
no voids. Wet the cloth beyond the trim line at least 1/4" to allow
easy knife trimming later.
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STEP 7: SQUEEGEEING
..... Squeegee out excess epoxy. This involves drawing a plastic or
rubber squeegee over the layup as shown. Plastic squeegees (scrapers) are
available at any paint store and included with the kit. If excess epoxy
exists, it will be pushed off the edge of the piece. Remember, excess