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Re: Epoxy: Oh my goodness I hope the ratio is righ
By:John Faas
Date: 4/23/2012, 2:47 am

: You sound like you may be worrying way to much. If you applied the
: epoxy to bare wood and it cures, there is no gray area you have
: to fret about. Of course we could consider many reasons epoxy
: will delaminate but try not to borrow trouble here. If your
: epoxy is not curing, make sure you have the right temp in your
: shop or building area. 70 degrees is what you need no matter
: what the manufacturer states. Epoxy may cure at lower temps but
: you probably would like to see it happen sometime this year. I
: have had to bring my boats into the house to finish curing just
: so I didn't have to spend a ton of cash heating the garage in
: the dead cold of winter. Uncured epoxy will still cure once it
: is warmed up.

: Robert

Thank you to all who responded. I checked the epoxy that I rejected, cured just fine and seems to nice and clear. What I did apply to the boat looks good as well. So guess I should measure carefully and relax.
Again thanks and my build keeps going even if slowly.
Had a couple of hot days,it was about 83 (F)in my garage where I do the epoxy work till the sun goes down then we move out to the driveway for more dilution of the fumes.
Next big deal will be building the skeg.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Oh my goodness I hope the ratio is right
John Faas -- 4/20/2012, 10:13 pm
Re: Epoxy: Oh my goodness I hope the ratio is righ
John Abercrombie -- 4/21/2012, 12:12 am
Re: Epoxy: Oh my goodness I hope the ratio is righ
Etienne Muller -- 4/21/2012, 3:20 am
Re: Epoxy: Oh my goodness I hope the ratio is righ
lewishb -- 4/21/2012, 8:44 pm
Re: Epoxy: Oh my goodness I hope the ratio is righ
robert l -- 4/22/2012, 12:11 pm
Re: Epoxy: Oh my goodness I hope the ratio is righ
John Faas -- 4/23/2012, 2:47 am