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epoxy fillets

Once the "bandages" are removed, we have some pretty decent fillets. Usually, I do this process twice for each fin. The first pass is for bulk, the second pass for finish.

On the second pass, I'm really able to shape the leading and trailing edges of the fillets better.

 

 
epoxy fillets   While I don't have pictures, I use a round file to knock down the more significant imperfections.
 
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