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Re: Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING
By:Joe Whitman
Date: 1/5/2010, 2:31 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING (john faas)

: 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?

I too am glassing my Great Auk Double with Mas. Yet I am in Washington state and 50 is about as warm as it gets here till spring! I do have a heater yet often leave it off if the temp is over freezing. The Mas resin is curing just fine even in the uper 30'S and 40's it does take longer the colder it gets but looks great and is hard even over night at 50. Just take your time, also warming the resin in a sink of hot water before you pump it out realy helps it to flow out better.

Messages In This Thread

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
Re: Epoxy: LOWEST TEMP FOR GLASSING
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