More Coats

You have to apply sufficient epoxy on the first coat to saturate the cloth through to the wood so that the cloth adheres to the wood. Once the epoxy sets up somewhat, the excess is squeegeed off and discarded.

This is what the canoe looks like as the first coat is drying to the touch. The next coat must be applied before the epoxy completely hardens so that the next coat chemically bonds to the first.

Here we have one a second coat one the left half only. What a difference as the weave is covered.

This is after three coats. There are some runs which will have to be removed with a cabinet scraper before the body is sanded and a final thin coat is applied. It is best to leave the epoxy cure for a week before sanding to reduce the toxicity of the sanding dust.