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Date: 10/20/2000, 3:56 am
: Has anyone here tried post cure finishing at high temperature.
: An info sheet I have for epoxy says that this will increase the general
: toughness of the epoxy. It recommends temperatures up to 50DegC.
: I have seen this web site by Ray Jardine. He made an autoclave out of
: cardboard boxes!.
Hi,
This has been discussed before with the major concern being the moisture content of the wood. If this moisture heats up it could delaminate the epoxy from the wood.
However, I don't know how much of a problem this is because a kayak sitting in the sun could theoretically hit this temp.
I have cured epoxy with a UV light source but not when applied to wood.
Ian
Messages In This Thread
- Post cure at high temp.
Jonathan Hirsch -- 10/20/2000, 1:15 am- Re: Post cure at high temp.
Paul C -- 10/20/2000, 4:01 pm- Re: Post cure at high temp.
Tapio Manner -- 10/20/2000, 9:54 am- Re: Post cure at high temp.
Ian Johnston -- 10/20/2000, 3:56 am - Re: Post cure at high temp.
- Re: Post cure at high temp.
