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Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 12/3/2009, 11:52 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather (george jung)

: So my carbon fiber finally arrives.... two days after temps
: plummeted from 50 degrees, down to 20 (F). No heat in this shop,
: but I set up a plastic tent, over the future coaming, and I
: think I can get the temp up to 60, using a heater and halogen
: spotlights (hot buggers, those!).

: What's your advice? Go for it, or wait until spring? (I vote
: 'go'..)

If you can construct a double-plastic tent then I think you can get the temp to 70 F. Try the double tent. Heat it and see how warm it gets. If you get close to 70 F then you will be ok. Working at 60 F is pushing the limit to good absorbtion of epoxy into the wood...I'd think twice about working at lower temps when working with expensive materials.

Robert N Pruden

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
george jung -- 12/3/2009, 10:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Tim Foley -- 12/4/2009, 11:09 am
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
george jung -- 12/4/2009, 10:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
danp -- 12/5/2009, 3:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
george jung -- 12/6/2009, 12:02 am
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
bromasi -- 12/4/2009, 3:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
ettienne -- 12/4/2009, 10:04 am
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Reg_B -- 12/4/2009, 7:36 am
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Robert N Pruden -- 12/3/2009, 11:52 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2009, 2:48 am
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
george jung -- 12/4/2009, 2:30 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 12/4/2009, 3:39 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2009, 7:57 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Robert N Pruden -- 12/7/2009, 11:42 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Bill Hamm -- 12/8/2009, 1:42 am
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Robert N Pruden -- 12/8/2009, 7:17 pm
Re: Epoxy: Glassing in 20 degree weather
Bill Hamm -- 12/9/2009, 2:44 am