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Warm to cool is better than cool to warm
By:Rick Allnutt
Date: 12/31/2002, 2:42 pm
Date: 12/31/2002, 2:42 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Glue in the Great Outdoors *LINK* (Kurt Maurer)
Hi Kurt,
Let me chime in with a Rob Macks lesson I have learned here, in case he does not get back to you about this..
In general, it is considered best to apply epoxy in the warmest part of a day and then have the epoxy cure as the temps are falling. This keeps bubble formation to a minimum and makes bubbles tend to shrink instead of increasing in size.
I have been using my heater and heating up the garage and then letting the garage slowly cool as epoxy cures... never below 50, but ranging from about 75 down to 50 over 6-8 hours.
Rick
Messages In This Thread
- Epoxy: Glue in the Great Outdoors *LINK*
Kurt Maurer -- 12/31/2002, 11:47 am- Re: Epoxy: Glue in the Great Outdoors
Mike Scarborough -- 12/31/2002, 5:02 pm- Warm to cool is better than cool to warm
Rick Allnutt -- 12/31/2002, 2:42 pm- Re: Warm to cool is better than cool to warm *LINK*
Kurt Maurer -- 12/31/2002, 4:12 pm- Re: Warm to cool is better than cool to warm
Rick Allnutt -- 12/31/2002, 5:30 pm
- Excellent Point Rick *NM*
Charles Leach -- 12/31/2002, 3:13 pm - Re: Warm to cool is better than cool to warm
- Re: Epoxy: Glue in the Great Outdoors
Charles Leach -- 12/31/2002, 1:25 pm- One word: CONDENSATION
Brian Nystrom -- 12/31/2002, 12:31 pm- Re: Epoxy: Glue in the Great Outdoors
Pete Rudie -- 12/31/2002, 12:28 pm - Warm to cool is better than cool to warm
- Re: Epoxy: Glue in the Great Outdoors
