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Re: Strip: How long is too long?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/20/2012, 1:57 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

Btw, if it's taking 7 hours to get tack free, it'll take likely 24 or more hours before you'd even have to start thinking you'd not get a chemical bond.

Epoxy cures pretty slowly.

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