: I am building in an uninsulated garage and will have to heat it to
: do the glassing. I plan to build some kind of tent around the
: kayak to minimize the space to be heated.
: But heating is expensive. How long is it necessary to heat? How
: much should the epoxy cure before I can turn of the heat? I'm
: not looking for a number of hours (Because it varies between the
: different epoxy-brands), more like at which cure-stage I can
: stop heating.
: The temperature is around freezing at the moment. Without the tent
: (which I haven't made yet) I could only get the temperature up
: to around 14 C (~57 F) with a 2000 W electric heater and a 4200
: W propane heater. But that is too expensive for long term use.
: Btw. does anyone have a description or pictures of a tent-frame
: that is easy to make?

: Palle Dam
: Denmark

I know general rules for epoxy don't apply to every brand....but....generally you'll want to be using a fast setting epoxy for working in cooler temperatures, it sets up much faster and generates more internal heat as it cures. Downside is these epoxies generally arn't completely clear, have no UV resistance on their own and tend to blush.

Ideally and what many builders with a lack of heat do is to get all the woodwork done when it's cold and wait for it to warm up outside to do the epoxy and finish work.

Bill H.