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Re: Epoxy: West Systems Harnerers/ Clear Carbon fi
By:Steve Taylor
Date: 3/9/2009, 5:11 pm

: I used to use West's fast and slow hardeners all the time, now I only use
: 207. I think you'd still get a nice clear finish with the 206 hardener but
: it's got no UV resistance so would need varnishing to provide that and
: will likely blush so that would have to be sanded/scrubbed off.

Hi Bill,

Reading between the lines in your message it seems that you are saying 105/207 doesn't need varnishing at all. Am I reading that correctly?

My impression was that the 207 hardener was more UV resistant than 206 but that it still required varnishing for total protection.

I'd be pretty happy if I have that wrong, not looking forward to the varnishing stage.

Cheers -Steve

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: West Systems Harnerers/ Clear Carbon finish
Joe -- 3/8/2009, 4:43 pm
Re: Epoxy: West Systems Harnerers/ Clear Carbon fi
Mike Bielski -- 3/9/2009, 7:30 am
Re: Epoxy: West Systems Harnerers/ Clear Carbon fi
Bill Hamm -- 3/9/2009, 2:08 am
Re: Epoxy: West Systems Harnerers/ Clear Carbon fi
Steve Taylor -- 3/9/2009, 5:11 pm
Re: Epoxy: West Systems Harnerers/ Clear Carbon fi
Bill Hamm -- 3/10/2009, 12:37 am