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Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING
By:john faas
Date: 12/23/2009, 6:58 pm

I live in the northern edge of L A Santa Clarita to be exact, the home of Magic Mountain amusement park.
I have a finished garage with no heat. Since it has living area above it and along one side it is fairly warm. I hung a cheap thermother up and it seems to bottom out at about 50 degrees F. I will be installing the deck on my CLC Arctic Hawk kit then glassing the exterior of the boat. Kit came with MAS resin. I can build a tent of some type and put up some heaters. Guestion is: If I am in no hurry what is the minimum temp for good glass in the long run? Thinking of strength and clarity.
Pardon the spelling and typing mistakes
This forum is my hobby now. Some of the boats are works of art beyond my imagination. I'm hopeing for one that floats and does not want to go in circles!
Thanks for the wisdom.

By the way, I assume if I go the tent route, I want to make it fairly small and keep the temp up in the 70's--does that sound right?

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Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING
john faas -- 12/23/2009, 6:58 pm
Re: Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING
Joe Whitman -- 1/5/2010, 2:31 pm
Re: Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING
Bill Hamm -- 12/27/2009, 7:54 am
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Ric -- 12/24/2009, 11:30 am
Re: Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING
john faas -- 12/24/2009, 2:07 pm
Re: Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING
Andy Boyd -- 12/23/2009, 9:52 pm
Re: Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING
Andy Boyd -- 12/23/2009, 11:58 pm