Thankyou for this. This means that too much epoxy resin has been applied – your hands are working like a squeegee to help remove some of the excess resin.

it is important to only add enough with the first coat so that the cloth texture is still visible. It shouldn’t be white at all, but the texture of the cloth should still be visible on the surface.

The glass should not be becoming shiny with the first coat – that means too much resin is being used.

When the first coat becomes tacky then is the time to add a new coat. A roller and don’t try to make it shiny yet. One roller coat rolled out and wait for that to go tacky too.

Another tip is with complicated areas where panels meet, like at the bow it can be worthwhile to do the stem itself with a piece of glass cloth. Then when you do the rest of the boat you can leave the side panel glassing just running straight rather than have to turn the corner and cover the bow.

Best wishes
Michael Storer