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Switching epoxy?
By:Jack Martin
Date: 7/5/1999, 5:32 pm

Started my North Bay between Christmas and New Years, and have been using MAS cold cure epoxy and hardener ever since. Other than the standard blush problems that you will get with MAS' cold cure material, it's worked out well, but I'm not quite finished. I have enough material left, but we're having temperatures in the low 100s F. in Maryland, and the stuff cooks so quickly now it's unworkable. Anybody know if the standard or slow cure mix from MAS --- or even from West --- would work on top of a base of MAS fast cure? Is there a chemical or bonding problem in switching manufacturers and is there a problem in switching speeds? Or do I have to wait 'til October to finish this beast?

Jack Martin

Messages In This Thread

Switching epoxy?
Jack Martin -- 7/5/1999, 5:32 pm
Re: Switching epoxy?
George Burns -- 7/11/1999, 1:41 pm
Re: Switching epoxy?
Jay Babina -- 7/6/1999, 9:19 am
Keep your (resin) cool, dude
Paul Jacobson -- 7/5/1999, 6:55 pm
Re: Switching epoxy?
Shawn Baker -- 7/5/1999, 5:45 pm