Inadequate mixing can mean different things, one of them being resin not being exposedto the hardener during the mixing process. This occurs where the bottom meets the side of the container and any steps in the sides. Careful attention has to be paid to these areas to ensure that they get mixed up also other wise small pockets of pure resin can appear on the boat surface.

Try to chose containers with minimal area like that will make adequate mixing easier.

Greg
: My Chesapeake 17 is stitched and ready for filets. One of the CLC
: publications shows a home-made epoxy mixer made of a dowel with a few
: screws sticking out like fingers. You use this with a drill. The other day
: I was at a thrift store and they had a big box of odd electric mixer
: beaters for 50 cents and I thought "Aha!" Everything I have read
: about epoxy is that most problems stem from inadequate mixing and this
: looked like a good solution. Has anyone tried this? I would probably mix
: on low speed as to reduce bubbles but would like any more feedback. By the
: way, I bought a safety wire twister based on the recommendations here a
: while back and can't estimate the hours and numb fingers this has saved
: me. Strongly recommended!

: Thanks,

: Brent