<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ummmmm, if I may quote the author "All told, may have taken a half-hour."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thick epoxies and polyester resins often can have less-than-optimal bonding to some surfaces. The two-step bonding process where thin base material (epoxy in this case) is applied to the substrate to allow it to soak in some amount before adding the thick mixture to fill the gap is a good way to ensure a permanent fix.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not saying some other material won't work. I've just seen too many fillers fall out of repairs to be comfortable with anything else.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> LakeOne would have that thing rebushed in a half hour.<BR>> -- <BR>> <BR>> Regards,<BR>> <BR>> Jon Page<BR>></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>