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Re: Strip: Potential disaster?
By:mark vander horck
Date: 4/16/2012, 1:26 pm
In Response To: Strip: Potential disaster? (Andrew T)

: So I may have done something really really really dumb :(
: I put the first layer of glass on my deck and it wet out fine cured
: up good no tack or anything. so far so good.
: Was doing the first fill coat the next day and was a bit distracted
: by a squirrel that apparently made it's home in my garage and
: was running all over the place. While being distracted I was
: mixing up a batch of epoxy for this fill coat. Put a thin layer
: on the deck looked to be good..

: About an hour later I had this sinking feeling that while being
: distracted I may have only put one pump of hardener in my mix
: instead of the two pumps it needs.... I keep thinking I remember
: putting in the two pumps, then I remember only one pump ... I
: just don't have a clear memory :(

: I only used the one batch to put a single thin layer so the whole
: coat would be this potential bad mix. It's been on the deck for
: a little less than 20 hours and is still pretty tacky, not
: complete liquid, but sticky. It' hasn't been super warm.. was
: about 65 when I put it on, sat overnight in colder temps and
: back up to 70 today.

: Curious what my options in a situation like this are (if I even
: have any)?
: Should I wait a few more days and see if it cures up?
: If it doesn't...
: wipe a thin layer of straight hardener over the tacky stuff in
: hopes it will kick it off?
: Put a good mix over top of the old and hope it cures someday?
: Try to heat and scrape off the tacky stuff (is this even possible?)
: and put on a new batch - my second to least favorite option?
: Scratch the past 2 years and start over - my absolute very least
: favorite option :(

: I seriously can't believe I may have done something this dumb, damn
: squirrel better hope I don't catch it.
Andrew
I use mixing cups as suggested on this forum some time ago. An added benefit is that I can make as large or as small a batch of mix as I need. This reduces waste. Now I only have to remember which jug is which, I hate reading labels.
Mark

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Potential disaster?
Andrew T -- 4/15/2012, 1:13 pm
Re: Strip: Potential disaster?
Etienne Muller -- 4/15/2012, 1:29 pm
Re: Strip: Potential disaster?
John Abercrombie -- 4/15/2012, 1:38 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/15/2012, 2:21 pm
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Andrew T -- 4/15/2012, 4:18 pm
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Andrew T -- 4/15/2012, 6:31 pm
Re: Strip: Potential disaster?
Etienne Muller -- 4/15/2012, 6:37 pm
Re: Strip: Potential disaster?
Sean Dawe -- 4/16/2012, 7:47 am
Re: Strip: Potential disaster?
mark vander horck -- 4/16/2012, 1:26 pm
Re: Strip: Potential disaster?
Al Edie -- 4/18/2012, 1:00 am