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Re: Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
By:Ken Blanton
Date: 4/30/2010, 12:48 pm

I've had a bit of experience with pink Foamular 250 for waveskis. Epoxy is one of the best things to use.

The epoxy wouldn't chemically melt the foam ... but it could if it produced a lot of heat while curing. BUT if you're just gluing pieces together ... that should be no worry if you're using a slow cure epoxy and because you'll be putting it on in a thin coat

Don't try anything with solvents like regular contact cement ... the solvents will definitely melt the foam.

Also don't try anything that requires off gassing to cure like construction adhesive ... because the foam will not allow the gasses to escape.

If you have to sand across glue joints ... don't glue all the way to the outside ... because the hard glue line will be difficult to sand without dishing out the foam between laminations.

Ken Blanton

: Does anyone know if epoxy would chemically melt the pink insulation
: foam sold for home construction at places like the Home Depot? I
: guess it won't but I'll have a chance to try soon. Also, does
: epoxy adheres well to that? Curious if anyone knows ...

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Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
Kocho -- 4/30/2010, 9:39 am
Re: Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
Ken Blanton -- 4/30/2010, 12:48 pm
Re: Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
Kocho -- 4/30/2010, 1:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2010, 3:03 pm
Re: Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
Phelps -- 4/30/2010, 5:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2010, 6:04 pm
Microfractures
Kocho -- 4/30/2010, 5:35 pm
Layers
Kocho -- 4/30/2010, 5:20 pm
Re: Layers
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2010, 6:01 pm
Thanks (n/m)!
Kocho -- 4/30/2010, 10:51 am
Re: Thanks (n/m)!
w 5 -- 4/30/2010, 12:36 pm
How many layers?
Kocho -- 4/30/2010, 1:18 pm
Re: How many layers?
w 5 -- 4/30/2010, 1:39 pm
Re: Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
Jay Babina -- 4/30/2010, 10:33 am
Re: Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
Oliver Bloch -- 4/30/2010, 10:56 am
Re: Epoxy: Foam and Epoxy - do they work well?
john faas -- 4/30/2010, 10:23 am