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Re: Epoxy: Mottled epoxy?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 8/22/2016, 8:10 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Mottled epoxy? (Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K)

If you're wetting out glass with 90˚ temps you should be using slow hardener.

Rob


I agree 100%.

Also, my experience (using SystemThree epoxy) in hot and humid weather is that those conditions are ideal for developing blush. Once you've felt that 'greasy' surface feel, you'll recognize it. They call it 'blush' but I've never been able to see it, so I'm pretty careful with washing the epoxy surface with water, even if I'm going to sand it later. (You don't want to sand contaminants into the surface.)

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Epoxy: Mottled epoxy?
Paul Streitman -- 8/20/2016, 5:46 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mottled epoxy?
Mike Bielski -- 8/20/2016, 9:42 pm
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Paul Streitman -- 8/21/2016, 9:20 am
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jaybabina -- 8/21/2016, 8:34 am
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Paul Streitman -- 8/21/2016, 9:19 am
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Mike Bielski -- 8/21/2016, 9:39 am
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scottbaxter -- 8/21/2016, 10:38 am
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Paul Streitman -- 8/21/2016, 10:47 am
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Rod Tait -- 8/22/2016, 10:44 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/22/2016, 3:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mottled epoxy?
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 8/22/2016, 7:18 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mottled epoxy?
JohnAbercrombie -- 8/22/2016, 8:10 pm