Hi Everyone. I recently did the bottom lam on my first self shape and I experienced some difficulties. For the record, my board is EPS and Epoxy. I began to prep my board for taping by running a wide strip of blue masking tape along the foam to pick up any dust or other particles (I dont have a compressor to blow it off). I started to lay the tape line for the cut lap and noticed none of the blue tape wouldn't stick to the EPS foam. I had 3 different kinds of blue tape from Home depot. None worked. Even the expensive roll of green 3M 233+ in 1/8 in would not adhere to the EPS. I bought the cheap tan stuff and it actually adhered enough to follow the curve of the board. Is there something out of whack here or do you need different tape for EPS than poly? I scraped the tape really well with a razor blade to press it down and I didn't have any folds or creases. When I went to trim the lap line and pull it up I had a 1/8th inch bleed through along the entire perimeter of the board and foam was being pulled up along the edge of the tape!!. WTF?! Was the tan tape a bad choice? I proceeded by scraping the green tinted resin splotches off of the foam and it pocketed and removed some foam when I did so. Now I have pits in my foam on the deck. Is this a problem for the top lam if there is no color? Will it show up when I glass the top clear? Can I re-spackle the EPS like I did when I sealed it or is that a no-no after you start glassing?
I heard that you can brush over the edge of your tape with a little resin before you laminate to seal it off from the color intrusion. Is this a good idea?
I appreciate any help!!
