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| Andyrew |
 Jan 6 2006, 04:53 PM
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Workin my f/g flares.. Laying some fiberglass and the resin doesnt want set.
Instructions say it should set in 20 mins.. Its been 2 hours, and its still wet. Some of it is hard, and some other stuff is hard as well, but most of it is pretty bad. Any suggestions? Im going to let it sit over night and see what it does. Andrew |
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| andys |
Jan 6 2006, 06:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None
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If you have a container of polyester resin of unknown age, always do a test sample in a cup first. It's usually best to start with fresh materials because as you may (?) find, it's a lot of trouble to deal with the alternative. Andys |
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Andyrew Fiberglass resin doesnt want to get hard... Jan 6 2006, 04:53 PM
sj914 Did you mix the hardener/activator thoroughly?
Tem... Jan 6 2006, 04:57 PM m.monge did you put enough hardener in the resin. and if y... Jan 6 2006, 04:59 PM alpha434 Yeah. I guess climate control is REALLY important ... Jan 6 2006, 05:05 PM tdgray My guess Andrew is that you either did not mix the... Jan 6 2006, 05:08 PM McMark It's freezing, yo. Put it in the sun or in th... Jan 6 2006, 05:16 PM spare time toys Heat lamps http://www.914world.com/... Jan 6 2006, 05:17 PM tdgray Jan 6 2006, 05:18 PM redshift Bad mix. A test mix should get hot in 5 minutes.
... Jan 6 2006, 05:22 PM Andyrew Its about 70 where I was working.
I might have us... Jan 6 2006, 05:31 PM Pugbug Resin has a limited shelf life...The cobalt in it ... Jan 6 2006, 07:19 PM dmenche914 Ditto on the comments about expired resin / harden... Jan 6 2006, 09:22 PM Pugbug Another safety tip when using the hardener....Use ... Jan 6 2006, 09:44 PM kwales Go to a boat supply store and bring an empty milk ... Jan 6 2006, 10:40 PM Pinepig Jan 7 2006, 12:12 AM Andyrew All good advice everyone! The fiberglass was u... Jan 7 2006, 03:38 AM Dr. Roger heat lamp 'till sunrise.
if it aint dry by th... Jan 7 2006, 04:07 AM Andyrew Oh yes, forgot to say, its dry and hard...
Gave i... Jan 7 2006, 04:09 AM marks914 Remember that resin and hardener mixing is a chemi... Jan 7 2006, 05:55 AM URY914 If you use a colored hardner (tinted, not clear) i... Jan 7 2006, 06:10 AM 9146986 Jan 7 2006, 10:02 AM Mueller http://www.914world.com/bbs... Jan 7 2006, 11:26 AM dan10101 Jan 7 2006, 11:31 AM
dan10101 Thanks to everyone for the advice, It's been ... Jan 7 2006, 11:36 AM |
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