# Bad Fillets

**URL:** <https://forum.clcboats.com/t/bad-fillets/44269>\
**Category:** Builder's Forum\
**Created:** [June 18, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/bad-fillets/44269 "2016-06-18T01:35:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Heslin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@John\_Heslin](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/John_Heslin)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/bad-fillets/44269/1 "2016-06-18T01:35:22Z")

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I spent the day installing the bulkheads in my Passagemaker and some of the fillets are fine but others not so much. The bad ones are thin and wimpy looking. Basicly I ran out of time and the mix began to set. My plan is to go back and sand the bad ones a bit and then add a new layer of thickened epoxy on top of them. My question is whether this 2 step process will work or is there something else I should do. &nbsp;

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**Author:** ![Rod\_Gentry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dc4da7/32.png) [@Rod\_Gentry](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Rod_Gentry)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/bad-fillets/44269/2 "2016-06-18T02:31:13Z")

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&nbsp;&nbsp; Should work fine, if you jump right on it, you wouldn't need to sand.&nbsp; If the fillets are soft, but the mix was good, you can still get some chemical boand. If they have cured hard, then waiting a while before you sand is safer for you and likely easier.

You might want to wash and then sand if the epoxy feels greasy.&nbsp; You can use alcohol, or wash with water, and just don't overdo the water, and give time to dry.&nbsp; Normally you don't need to wash, just if it is really hot or humid some epoxies will blush.&nbsp; But I don't go looking for trouble.&nbsp;

Another option is to use clear epoxy and wet/dry paper, and wet sand the coves with the epoxy.

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**Author:** ![John\_Heslin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@John\_Heslin](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/John_Heslin)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/bad-fillets/44269/3 "2016-06-18T12:25:41Z")

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&nbsp; &nbsp;Thx for the response - the fillets are 24 hours old and hard so i guess i'll go with the sand and alcohol wash method. I was concerned that putting one fillet on top of another would mean that the bulkhead would be weak or just not seal properly. &nbsp;