>At 40 degrees I'm not going to go - too cold. It dosen't stay this cold in Maryland for very long. From the work I've done so far it's clear that epoxy is difficult enough when it flows regular (it's sneaky) and the cloth is nasty at best. If I can't heat the garage to at least 60 then forget it. I'm not a very patient person but I've learned a few lessons so far. Say your mantra....and wait till next week.

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> hey craig, glassing at 40 degrees is more of a problem from the standpoint
> that the resin will move thickly and that it may be a little more
> difficult to use. You'll have an easier time wetting out the glass if it's
> a little warmer. You could leave the epoxy in the house (or a warm box
> heated by a light bulb) before mixing it. The glass will become clear when
> wetted with epoxy, apply ONLY enough epoxy to wet the glass and wood
> evenly then squeegee off the extra. After that initial coat sets (at this
> temperature it will take days to become tack free) then put on two or
> three even coats,hold off on the desire to load up the cloth on the first
> application of resin to dry cloth. even after 3 fill coats there will
> still be a surface texture of the weave, since the fill coats cover the
> high and low spots you can then sand the cured hull without cutting into
> the glass (hopefully) Four thin fill coats will cover the high spots
> better than 2 thick dripping coats. Any body else out there with
> experience glassing at 40degree temps?