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Epoxy gummy and bit sticky
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Hello,
I'm a first timer with epoxy and I was really careful on the dosage and how long I would mix the resin, I also never mixed more than 300ml at the time.
Now it has cured for around 15 hours but it still feels gummy and it deformed easily if pressed.
For some reason I thought that 15 hours would already provide a hard surface, am I wrong?
I hope so as otherwise could be something much worst : (
I try to keep the room temperature around 24 degrees it might have gone down a bit during the night
Any idea what could it be?
Full of hope looking forward to any help
Davide
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Epoxy gummy and bit sticky
Davi211
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6 Years Ago
Epoxy usually reacts much slower than polyester (if you are used to that). Most epoxys could be still gummi after 15h at room temperature and below. This is nothing to worry about. If it's still not....
oekmont
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6 Years Ago
HiDavide, As Oakmont has suggested, epoxies may well be slower than other resins you're used to and so this is probably nothing to worry about. Assuming it's one of our resins you're using please...
Matt (Staff)
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6 Years Ago
This is my first experience with resin in general so I don't have mean of comparison besides internet info. I got GlassCast 10/50 :) Thanks:)
Davi211
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6 Years Ago
Ahh, then yes, it would be perfectly normal for the resin to be sticky after 15hrs. Because GlassCast 50 is designed for thick section castings it needs to be very slow curing. Otherwise it would...
Matt (Staff)
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6 Years Ago
You just made my day, so happy. :D Thanks a lot.
Davi211
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6 Years Ago
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