Mixed mine up with cabosil and had no problem.

> I just finished up taping the outer shears, and my happiness with RAKA
> epoxy has gone a bit sour lately. I still recommend RAKA, but the low
> viscosity that was a benefit during the full 'glassing stages has become a
> bit troublesome for taping the shears. The problem is that the epoxy is so
> thin, that it runs off the shear and down the side of the on-edge kayak,
> making runs all over. If I had been around after doing the taping and
> filling, I could catch the drips as they formed, which took about an hour
> from the time of application. But I laid the strip on at night (went to
> sleep), filled the next morning (went to work) and filled again at
> lunchtime (went back to work.) I filled the weave in 2 coats on the first
> side, but laid less epoxy on at a time on the second side, so it'll take
> me 3 coats. The last time I let the epoxy heat up in the cup before
> applying it, hoping it would be thicker, but it still ran. I've caught
> some drips and scraped off some (although the epoxy doesn't really scrape
> off, it just sort of mushes it around -- at least the high spots are
> lowered.)

> The 2" 6-oz. tape I bought from RAKA was nicer than the tape that was
> supplied with my Arctic Tern. RAKA's has a flatter-woven edge, so there
> will be less to sand off.

> Vaclav's site has some interesting info on his own tests of various
> epoxies that everyone should check out if they haven't yet...

> Dean