Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Epoxy: Raka 900 HP resin---report
By:Larry C.
Date: 1/19/2003, 8:04 pm

When I ordered my 127/350 epoxy from Raka I ordered a Qt. of Larry's 900 HP resin to use with the 350 hardner (Ok,per Larry).
I glassed the hull of my Razor Billed Auk this weekend using 4 oz. S- Glass and the 127/350 epoxy for wetout of main layer of glass and also for an extra football patch I added the next day.
I wanted to fill the weave of the football patch and it's fuzzy edges, quickly, to match the amt. of epoxy on the rest of the hull.

I mixed up some of the 900 HP resin with the 350 hardener (2to1) This stuff is really,really, reallllly THICK!!! I started brushing it on the the football patch which had only the wet-out coat on it. I quickly switched to pouring and using a sgueegee to spread it. It filled the weave quickly and when I used the squeegee to pull off the excess, the resin stayed in the weave. Much better than using 127/350 for fill coats.

I think I have found good a way to save some time on fill coats. It seems the resin would be good for making thickened epoxy also. It should take less thixotropic agents to thicken.

I will preheat the resin the next time as I usually do with all epoxy but forgot this time.

Larry C.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Raka 900 HP resin---report
Larry C. -- 1/19/2003, 8:04 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 900 HP resin---report
Sam McFadden -- 1/20/2003, 2:26 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 900 HP resin---report
Larry C. -- 1/20/2003, 5:45 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 900 HP resin---report
LeeG -- 1/19/2003, 10:16 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 900 HP resin---report
Larry C. -- 1/20/2003, 5:35 pm
Re: Epoxy: Raka 900 HP resin---report
Dave Houser -- 1/20/2003, 2:09 am
Re: Epoxy: Raka 900 HP resin---report
LeeG -- 1/20/2003, 8:47 am
Gougeon low density filler
Jay Babina -- 1/20/2003, 8:58 am
Re: Gougeon low density filler
LeeG -- 1/20/2003, 9:35 am
Re: Gougeon low density filler
Jay Babina -- 1/21/2003, 3:16 pm