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Aye, yer lucky to have a garage
By:Wynne
Date: 7/6/1998, 8:14 pm
In Response To: Heat & Humidity (Jim Ward)

It's been over 100 degrees here for almost two months, in the 90's before that. I did all the epoxy work on my latest S&G outside (rental house--no garage/carport/any cover of any kind). Over the two and a half months I worked, I wasted about a half gallon of epoxy and two dozen brushes because it went off before I finished, but I have a nice boat.

I had no problems with humidity, and wouldn't suggest you precoat parts. They'll get too stiff to work easily, you'll have to sand to get a good mechanical bond--heck, the biggest problem is you only have a mechanical bond instead of a "soaked in" bond.

The outgassing is a concern with the first covering coat. Put it on in the early evening, as the wood is cooling rather than warming up.

You'll want a good exhaust fan. This will reduce humidity (by helping evaporation?) and keep you from passing out from the fumes...

Wynne Americus, GA 98 today...a cool front!!

Messages In This Thread

Heat & Humidity
Jim Ward -- 7/6/1998, 1:00 pm
Re: Heat & Humidity
NPenney -- 7/7/1998, 2:31 pm
Aye, yer lucky to have a garage
Wynne -- 7/6/1998, 8:14 pm
Re: Aye, yer lucky to have a garage
Mark Kanzler -- 7/8/1998, 12:30 am
Re: Heat & Humidity
Paul Jacobson -- 7/6/1998, 6:27 pm
Re: Heat & Humidity
CHad -- 7/6/1998, 2:39 pm
Re: Heat & Humidity
Rob Cochrane -- 7/6/1998, 4:48 pm