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Re: Epoxy: what brands do you prefer
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 3/30/2010, 9:05 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: what brands do you prefer (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Add another West System user to the list. I use the 207 hardner
: with the UV. It does have a yellow tint but the UV is worth it.
: Also it flows much better than the 205 and 206 and doesn't
: blush.

Being from Gougeon's hometown, of course I use West. I like how thoroughly they test their product and publish the results.

As for tint- they changed the formula last fall and it no longer has the tint. I haven't tried any yet, but the tech guys say it looks a bit blue to them. I didn't like the "warm natural spar varnish" color of the old 207 because to me it had a greenish tint, not a warm yellow. Of course, if it's naturally blue and they added yellow, voila= green. The bluish tint will look a lot better on carbon fiber than yellow for sure. This is something that may not bother or be noticeable to most people, but valuable information for those that it will bother because you must be really picky.

I used US composites brand and it was a little more viscous, but really sticky, and didn't stay on vertical surfaces as well as West. It also smelled stronger and melted the plastic cups I mixed it in, whereas the West didn't.

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Epoxy: what brands do you prefer
Terry -- 3/29/2010, 7:57 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 4/4/2010, 7:55 am
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fadedred -- 4/4/2010, 8:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/5/2010, 2:02 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 4/4/2010, 7:21 pm
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fadedred -- 4/5/2010, 6:07 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 4/3/2010, 10:35 am
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Charles Robinson -- 3/31/2010, 9:57 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 3/31/2010, 2:01 pm
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eric -- 3/31/2010, 2:48 pm
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John VanBuren -- 3/31/2010, 10:34 am
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Dennis -- 3/30/2010, 10:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2010, 12:23 am
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Jay Babina -- 3/30/2010, 8:50 am
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Pedro Almeida -- 3/30/2010, 3:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2010, 12:21 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/30/2010, 1:41 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/30/2010, 9:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2010, 12:19 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/31/2010, 1:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2010, 12:15 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/30/2010, 10:01 am
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Mike Bielski -- 3/30/2010, 1:11 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/30/2010, 4:32 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/30/2010, 9:32 am
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Kirk Briggs -- 3/29/2010, 8:40 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/30/2010, 12:48 am