Curious if any of you have seen this before.  It's a reproduction of an original plate.  I ran into these as I dressed the edge of the plate while shaping the stock, they were not there on the original molded surface.  I have a couple thoughts as possible fixes but am open to suggestions.   
First though was to tape off the wood and fill with black epoxy but am afraid this might show as different colored spots if I don't mix the color properly.
Second idea is tape off the wood and fill with finish.  I have a gel finish I use for making my own colored glazes that's pretty thick.  Came up with this idea because when the edge of the plate is wet with alcohol the pits pretty much disappear.
Not excited about replacing it with another because of the time already in fitting it.  It also took over two month to get this one and a replacement may not be any better.
First photo is of the pits, second is a sorry attempt to show what it looks like with alcohol on it.
Bob

bluesman wrote on May 28^th, 2021 at 11:27pm:


Not to change the topic here but I see you are from Paradise.  I grew up down the hill in Chico and now call Sacramento home.  I spent a lot of time in Paradise, especially the older parts and can't believe what you folks went through.  How are things  doing up there these days?   

just a thought but skiers use a product called P-Tex to fill gouges. as I remember it's black you heat it and fix the void.

I've used both clear epoxy as is, and also dyed with black epoxy dye mixed in to put a skim coat over the top and fill in those air pockets. As you mentioned there's no reason the next wont be the same, so easier to fix it than to replace it.
The black dye in Acraglass epoxy is very black and blends in well.

Vall, hadn’t thought about clear epoxy.  I would think that would be better than the finish.  When I’ve use acraglass I seem to get a grey color when finished but since you have good luck with it maybe I’m not adding enough black.  Do you use the regular or the gel acraglass?  I normally use the gel when I need it to stay in place.  Also, do have the name of the clear you are using?

bobw wrote on May 29^th, 2021 at 10:19am:


I also use the gel for things like this. I've found their black dye to come out very black, and never had it come out gray. I also found it doesn't take much dye to turn the epoxy black. But I have also used dyes from Tap Plastics to color for various projects. The clear came from Tap, but don't recall the brand. It was 5 minute epoxy, and for small repairs I like the faster drying time.