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Epoxy: chilly temps
By:KenC
Date: 10/8/2002, 7:36 pm

I finally wetout the glass on the inside of my hull on Sunday, when it was 20C. Then it got cool. Daytime highs yesterday 12C and today 15C. But its supposed to be getting back up to 20C and sunny by Thursday.

The question is - in order to get a good chemical bond for fill coats (I'm using RAKA with the 350 hardener), should I go ahead and apply a fill coat in the cooler temps, and risk cloudiness, or will the cool temps delay the curing process long enough that I could still get a decent chemical bond in a day or two when the temps warm up again?

A cloudy finish wouldn't be the end of the world, since its inside, but if the cool temps extend the curing period sufficiently, I may just wait til it warms up. The fill coat seems perfectly clear, except for the few silverfish (bugs) that got caught in it.