woodsac Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 What can I do to devcon once it has cured? I wanted to try a modification on one of my swimbaits. If I were to drill a hole through the devcon, would it ruin it? Will it cause stress cracks? And when fine sanding an area to add more devcon or do a touch up, what is the minimum grit to use so I don't distort or scratch the existing devcon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lure--Prof Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 I've drilled Devcon plenty and I've never stress-cracked it by merely drilling through it, only by (duh) trying to force a screw eye through a too-small hole; even then the cracks were maybe 1/32 inch long. If you are going to recoat Devcon it won't matter if you scratch it; the 1st coat scratches will disappear when you lay on a 2nd coat. The amount of coating I want to remove determines what grit paper I use. And if you want to merely add a second coat of devcon, simply give it a quick wipe with a little alcohol to remove any finger grunge etc, and you're ready to go. I sometimes saw through devcon on balsa lures cutting lip slots, without a problem. Except for doing this, all the above applies to E-tex also. Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverMan Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Yep, what Dean said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted February 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 Good enough Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
