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Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
By:mike allen --->
Date: 1/22/2002, 12:40 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin (Jay Babina)

: Poly is
: brittle and will crack - especially with movement. That's why you can't
: bond things with it.

i have also read that another of the reasons it is a poor glue/bonder is the shinkage. The mechanical bond gets compromised by the character of the polyester bond line getting compromised by the polyester dimension change during cure.

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Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
John Umlah -- 1/19/2002, 11:29 pm
Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
LeeG -- 1/23/2002, 10:10 am
polyester I liked.
John Monfoe -- 1/23/2002, 6:50 am
Re: polyester I liked.
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/23/2002, 9:47 am
Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/22/2002, 9:25 pm
Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
Shawn Baker -- 1/22/2002, 10:44 am
Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
Shawn Baker -- 1/22/2002, 10:39 am
Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
Jay Babina -- 1/22/2002, 9:40 am
Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
mike allen ---> -- 1/22/2002, 12:40 pm
epoxy vs polyester resin
mike allen ---> -- 1/21/2002, 6:44 pm
Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/21/2002, 11:17 am
Re: Epoxy: epoxy vs polyester resin
John Monfoe -- 1/20/2002, 4:45 am