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Old 01-27-2007
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"Popped" Blisters

The information on this board for blisters has been a huge help to me. I've done a good amount of reading, including Don Casey's book. My 1980 Gulfstar has a decent amount on her. She's been on the hard for about 9 months and I'm finally getting ready to have the yard do some repair. However, my plan was only for them to take care of the 15-20 large (2"-4" diameter) blisters:
A) to save a little money, because B) I plan to shave and epoxy a few years down the road and for now just want to enjoy her.
My question is this: Almost 50-60 of the smaller blisters have "popped" (or were popped by the yard...). Now that they've been pierced, do I have any other choice but to have those ground out too? Or, will the bottom paint seal those effectively enough to get me by for another 2 years? What are the implications of ignoring them and focusing on the bigger ones, if any? Thanks in advance for the help!
-Lloyd
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