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Re: Strip: How long is too long?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/20/2012, 1:54 am
In Response To: Strip: How long is too long? (Dan Gallagher)

: My seal coat of epoxy (RAKA) is about ready to receive the glass.
: Took about 7 hours to be tack free. If I glass at 7:00pm can I
: wait till 6:00 am to apply the first fill coat, or should I set
: the alarm for 2:00 am? I want to be able to achieve a chemical
: bond.

: Thanks in advance.

: Dan Gallagher

If it took 7 hours to get tack free either the mixture of hardener to resin was off or the temperature is too cold in the shop. You're not going to get a decent clear glass job if either is wrong.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: How long is too long?
Dan Gallagher -- 3/19/2012, 6:07 pm
Re: Strip: How long is too long?
robert l -- 3/19/2012, 9:24 pm
Re: Strip: How long is too long?
Bill Hamm -- 3/20/2012, 1:54 am
Re: Strip: How long is too long?
Etienne Muller -- 3/20/2012, 8:18 am
Re: Strip: How long is too long?
Bill Hamm -- 3/20/2012, 1:57 am