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Re: Strip: glassing problem *PIC*
By:dave g
Date: 5/9/2011, 11:11 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: glassing problem (george jung)

: Hot epoxy, eh? I've warmed the components, but have to wonder -
: what's the potlife? Or are you pouring it on/spreading with a
: squeegee so quickly, it's moot?

I used a two inch chip brush to spread the epoxy from the shear up. I started by doing it from the keel down but that was a mess. If...sorry when I do it again I will probably roll it on and squeegee it out. As for pot life I was mixing 9 oz cups and they were on the boat far before I was worried with lots of squeegee time but if I had to put a time to a pot I would say 20 minutes in the cup but much longer on the boat once it was spread around. Putting it on hot wetted the 2 layers of 3.2 right quick and was so easy to spread with no foaming. I got the idea from nicks book where he shows a pic of his epoxy in front of a light bulb to warm it before he starts, difference is I had an 18" two light radiant heat thing so I used that and it got he epoxy really hot but at about 2 feet away for about an hour it was just like water.

In the top left of this pic you can see the heat lamp.
dave g

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Strip: glassing problem
Nick Riccardi -- 5/7/2011, 5:42 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 5/7/2011, 5:49 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/8/2011, 11:22 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 5/8/2011, 12:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2011, 1:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2011, 1:40 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 5/8/2011, 4:37 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/8/2011, 10:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/9/2011, 12:19 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 5/9/2011, 10:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/9/2011, 2:02 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/9/2011, 3:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/10/2011, 2:01 am
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/9/2011, 8:46 am
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george jung -- 5/8/2011, 3:58 pm
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dave g -- 5/8/2011, 11:54 pm
Another possible cause
Jay Babina -- 5/9/2011, 7:54 am
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george jung -- 5/9/2011, 7:16 pm
Re: Strip: glassing problem *PIC*
dave g -- 5/9/2011, 11:11 pm
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 5/10/2011, 10:09 am
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StephenHJ -- 5/10/2011, 12:25 pm
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 5/10/2011, 3:37 pm
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MattD. -- 5/8/2011, 1:45 pm