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Re: Thanks
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/4/2011, 6:34 am
In Response To: Re: Thanks (Mike Savage)

: Very doubtful. You could tell by the smell straight away. Polyester
: is good for laminating but not great for gluing.

: Having glue-lines fail with 5-minute does happen, mostly not
: getting the surfaced prepped right. (don't ask how I know)

: Mike Savage
: South West Cork

I've had 5 min. epoxy fail for glue before too, lots of reasons for this, for me it was temperature related, same as regular epoxy it doesn't like cold temps.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: OLD? Hardener
John Faas -- 3/3/2011, 1:19 am
Re: Epoxy: OLD? Hardener
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/3/2011, 1:41 am
Re: Epoxy: OLD? Hardener
John Faas -- 3/3/2011, 9:44 am
Re: Epoxy: OLD? Hardener
Joe Whitman -- 3/3/2011, 12:39 pm
Does it ever go bad?
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 3/3/2011, 1:04 pm
Re: Does it ever go bad?
Eric -- 3/3/2011, 2:21 pm
Re: Does it ever go bad?
Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 3/3/2011, 2:38 pm
Re: Does it ever go bad?
Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2011, 3:36 pm
Re: Does it ever go bad?
Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2011, 3:38 pm
Re: Does it ever go bad?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/3/2011, 4:23 pm
Thanks
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 3/3/2011, 8:22 pm
Re: Thanks
ancient kayaker -- 3/3/2011, 11:45 pm
Re: Thanks
Mike Savage -- 3/4/2011, 5:15 am
Re: Thanks
Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2011, 6:34 am
Re: Does it ever go bad?
Robin Boys -- 3/3/2011, 10:57 pm
Re: Does it ever go bad?
George Groshong -- 3/4/2011, 1:23 pm