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question about resin that acting strange

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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	i dont get guys i tryed on epoxy wraped part to lay polyster resin it worker surface became hard and great now i used very clear 320 poyster resin and after night in garage in 5+ only it was a little tacky after half of day more in warm home it became more tacky then ever? maybe thats what it needs to dry? as it said that resin needs best to dry +25 i dont get this.
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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	tacky- means you leaving fingerprints on surface. like not cured fully. full numbers help be more then welcome! polyester resin 32032-20 Edited 12 Years Ago by TomDesign
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brasco	brasco posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 192, Visits: 305	with epoxy it is VERY VERY IMPORTANT to mix it thoroughly. otherwise it will never cure. i have a piece near two years old that is hard and dry, but if you warm it in your hands or take out in the sun, it gets ssoft and flexy. i did not mix it completely. mix for 5 minutes in a mix cup, and then pour into a 2nd mix cup and mix some more. scrape the sides and bottom and change mixing sticks and be sure you have it mixed. good luck scott CarbonFiberCreations
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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	strange mixed normaly like i mix epoxy same and putted for minute near heater. please read that i layed on epoxy polyster clear resin . Edited 12 Years Ago by TomDesign
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nmicro	nmicro posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 15, Visits: 151	Was the polyester resin compatible with the epoxy?
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wozza	wozza posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	Not sure why you want to put polyester over epoxy? Why mix the types of resin being used. ( By the way how are you? good I hope.) Warren Carbon Copies Ltd
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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	i dont know but last time i done this tricj with polyster resin and it worked. after i layed resin and heated a little in 20 min it become like gummy bears so i thought it gonna dry. strange this thing in +5 it almost good in home +24 it starts to be tacky to get fingerprints. on canister written needs +25.
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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	ye Warren good i done this as i dont have where to lay epoxy i dont have place for so high temperture. by the way when thinking to come here? i bought everything from easycomposites. now found crazy thing to cut form like 3D
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wozza	wozza posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	Ok, this is just an idea. Epoxy will begin to soften at a temperature above that at which it cured. So lets say the epoxy was cured at 22 degrees C. If exposed to temperatures above that it will begin to soften again. You then apply polyester resin on top of the epoxy, you take the part indoors 24 degrees C, the polyester starts to cure. Most polyester resins reach temps of 60 degrees C once the chemical reaction kicks in. This would cause the epoxy to soften and react with the polyester. Just an idea? Warren Carbon Copies Ltd
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