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Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
By:lc
Date: 11/10/2017, 4:00 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder (Mike Bielski)

Hello,

I've ordered some and will play with it, but was curious how this worked out for you (or anybody else that has tried it since this original post). Was the suggested 10% by volume reasonable?

I'm mostly interested in this because my kayak is light-gray and I was thinking this, along with a little white pigment, would look a little better than the black of the graphite/silica combo. I was thinking I'd use the aluminum and silica (for the viscosity) though as opposed to replacing the silica with alum.

Was the alum noticeably more "grabby" than the graphite on rocks?

Thanks.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Mike Bielski -- 4/29/2014, 6:24 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Bill Hamm -- 4/30/2014, 12:45 am
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/30/2014, 10:24 am
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Mike Bielski -- 4/30/2014, 10:28 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/30/2014, 3:42 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/30/2014, 3:48 pm
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A. Edie -- 5/1/2014, 2:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2014, 11:16 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2014, 11:34 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2014, 4:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2014, 4:17 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/2/2014, 4:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/3/2014, 7:42 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/3/2014, 4:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/7/2014, 12:58 am
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oystercatcher -- 5/3/2014, 6:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/4/2014, 12:17 am
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John Messinger -- 5/7/2014, 6:08 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/7/2014, 11:21 am
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John Messinger -- 5/7/2014, 7:07 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
lc -- 11/10/2017, 4:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/10/2017, 4:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
M A Bielski -- 11/10/2017, 11:38 pm
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
Bill Hamm -- 11/11/2017, 12:12 am
Re: Epoxy: Aluminum Powder
lc -- 11/11/2017, 3:27 pm