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Re: Epoxy: may have made a mistake
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/10/2009, 11:42 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: may have made a mistake (wwfloyd)

: Putting combing risers on my Shearwater 16 Hybrid, I mixed Cel-o-fil with the
: epoxy rather thickly. Well, the "ketchup" consistency
: recommended is pretty vague. And, at my previous idea of ketchup
: thickness, it was still capable of sagging. I guess I focused on the goal
: of making it sag-free, and mixed it to about the consistency of spun honey
: -- the white stuff that's thicker than yogurt (or some commercial
: blister-pack household epoxies). I noticed later that drip/spill areas
: that had a thin film dried rather dry -- easily sanded to a powder. But,
: areas that skushed out between the parts are hard -- just not as hard as
: normal epoxy -- yet, anyway.

: So, have I screwed up? How bad? Any mitigation? I sure can't see that I could
: get it off again on purpose, which is probably a good thing. Thanks

Heck I put my coaming risers on with hot glue, your mix will be stronger than that. It's not where the strength is, it's in the glass that covers everthing.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: may have made a mistake
wwfloyd -- 4/10/2009, 11:12 pm
Re: Epoxy: may have made a mistake
Pawistik -- 4/11/2009, 11:44 am
Re: Epoxy: may have made a mistake
Etienne Muller -- 4/11/2009, 6:39 am
Re: Epoxy: may have made a mistake
John F Monroe -- 4/11/2009, 3:20 am
Re: Epoxy: may have made a mistake
Bill Hamm -- 4/10/2009, 11:42 pm
Re: Epoxy: may have made a mistake
wwfloyd -- 4/10/2009, 11:53 pm
Re: Epoxy: may have made a mistake
Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2009, 10:06 am