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Re: Epoxy: winter cold
By:Bob Beaullieu
Date: 12/13/2011, 12:57 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: winter cold (Scott Shurlow)

: Already purchased this stuff...
: http://www.uscomposites.com/epoxy.html
: John... My house stove gets real hot, but my shed stove doesn't get
: as hot. My form is made out of wood and wood insulates well
: enough I'm not worried about it too much. Because the shed is so
: cold, the heat from the stove disapears very quickly
: (unfortunately).
: So is it possible to epoxy in real cold weather if its by the
: stove?
: Thanks,
: Scott

Scott,
I would suggest that you place a thermometer in the place where you would place the item you are epoxying and get a reading. If you are able to get a temp near 60 degrees and maintain it, I think you should be able to make this shed work.

Here's why I would say that. I am finishing up a Srping Run kayak and needed to add glass on the front and rear stems as an abrasion layer before sanding and varnishing. My basement work area currently is between 55-60 degrees due to the warm house above. I glassed the stems last weekend by warming the jugs of epoxy in warm water, then rolled the epoxy on the glass while on some sheet plastic till it was wet out. I placed the wet out glass on the stems and rolled flat. Then, I used a heat gun to warm the glass/epoxy to get as good a wet out as possible. I can see some of the fabic if the light is right so the wet out was not as good as it would have been in a warm shop. But, the epoxy cured to touch in about 8 hours (about twice as long as when it's warm) and cured acceptably to sand over the next day.

I've also recently laminated some oak veneer to make some cradles for carrying my kayaks on my roof racks in the same shop with the same temps and they have cured just fine.

However, I will wait for warm temps before glassing larger surfaces where a clear wet out is called for...

Regards,

Bob Beaullieu

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: winter cold
Scott Shurlow -- 12/13/2011, 7:30 am
Re: Epoxy: winter cold
John Messinger -- 12/13/2011, 7:57 am
Re: Epoxy: winter cold
Jay Babina -- 12/13/2011, 8:15 am
Re: Epoxy: winter cold
Scott Shurlow -- 12/13/2011, 8:33 am
Re: Epoxy: winter cold
Bob Beaullieu -- 12/13/2011, 12:57 pm
Re: Epoxy: winter cold
Jay Babina -- 12/16/2011, 9:11 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Scott Shurlow -- 12/13/2011, 3:28 pm
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Bob Beaullieu -- 12/13/2011, 4:07 pm
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2011, 2:24 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Brian Nystrom -- 12/14/2011, 6:53 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2011, 2:47 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
les cheeseman -- 12/14/2011, 11:42 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
ancient kayaker -- 12/14/2011, 3:39 pm
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2011, 2:50 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2011, 2:49 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Mike Savage -- 12/15/2011, 9:00 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Bill Hamm -- 12/18/2011, 2:44 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Mike Savage -- 12/19/2011, 5:04 pm
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Roy Martin -- 12/15/2011, 5:53 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
les cheeseman -- 12/15/2011, 9:51 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement *PIC*
Yostwerks -- 12/15/2011, 11:49 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Bill Hamm -- 12/18/2011, 2:46 am
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Kirk Fredericks -- 12/15/2011, 1:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Bill VerSteeg -- 12/15/2011, 2:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: What about the basement
Paul Sylvester -- 12/17/2011, 8:50 am