: It definitely helps if you can get your workspace heated up as much as
: possible. The warmer the, space the better the result you will obtain.

: Additionally, if your cloth is on a roll you may find that it will be cold
: when you pull it off the roll even, if the room has been warmed up for a
: while. You don't want this, as your epoxy will immediately cool on contact
: with it.

: You need to heat the room overnight ideally, as the boat will take longer to
: warm up than the air around it.

: Get the first coat on when the heat is at maximum and then switch the heaters
: off an leave. The first coat should be hardening in a dropping temperature
: to avoid the dreaded phenomena of outgassing.

: It the picture you can see that I use a plastic tent to contain the heat from
: some electric heaters. I tend to have free time in winter and I always
: curse the low temperatures I am able to generate, even with the plastic
: tent.

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One additional thought.

I actually prefer quite a cold workshop when I am not epoxying, so I don't overheat myself.

Don't keep large drums of epoxy in a cold workshop. Keep them in the house in a warmish spot.

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