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Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/21/2009, 12:14 am
In Response To: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can you? (george jung)

: So.... I find myself trying to beat the inclement (less than 60 degree)
: weather; I've sanded my deck, only to find a few joints have 'come loose'.
: Not a major, I simply slipped some glue into my less than pristine joints,
: and all seems well. But I wonder - is this a hint that perhaps I've sanded
: 'too thin'? My inclination is to think so, and stop, heat the shop, and
: epoxy. BTW, any thoughts on exactly how warm is a minimum? I'm using RAKA
: - I believe their website indicates to 'keep it above 60 degrees, 70 is
: better'. Perhaps a plastic tent and electric heater?

Might want to read Rob Mack's article on glassing at the Laughing Loon website.

Warmer generally means the epoxy will wet out the cloth easier and tends to make it more clear. Still at 60 the epoxy should be fine, just takes longer to wet out the cloth and to cure.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can you?
george jung -- 10/20/2009, 11:25 pm
Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
Charlie -- 10/21/2009, 7:14 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop *Pic*
etienne Muller -- 10/21/2009, 8:59 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Tom Yost -- 10/23/2009, 1:53 pm
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Mike Savage -- 10/24/2009, 8:17 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/28/2009, 12:29 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 10/29/2009, 10:13 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Mike Savage -- 10/28/2009, 2:38 pm
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george jung -- 10/28/2009, 11:19 pm
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Tom Yost -- 10/24/2009, 11:43 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
Mike Savage -- 10/24/2009, 4:19 pm
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 10/24/2009, 7:43 pm
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george jung -- 10/24/2009, 10:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2009, 5:32 pm
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george jung -- 10/23/2009, 11:10 pm
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etienne Muller -- 10/21/2009, 9:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2009, 12:54 am
Re: Strip: Heat that workshop
george jung -- 10/22/2009, 1:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2009, 4:49 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 10/21/2009, 9:58 am
Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2009, 12:14 am
Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
george jung -- 10/21/2009, 7:11 pm
Re: Strip: You can never be too thin..... or can y
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2009, 12:53 am