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Pattern coat High gloss pot life and catalyst ratio

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By Matt Jones - 9/16/2018 8:51:46 PM

The technical sheet doesn't specify the pot life with a 2% ratio, can some one confirm? Also, if I reduce the ratio to 1.5% what will the pot life be and will that still give a complete cure?
Thanks
By Matt Jones - 9/18/2018 12:21:35 PM

oekmont - 9/18/2018 12:03:37 PM
Ok, to the original question:
The high gloss coat has a pretty short pot life. To me it was like 10-15min. Could have been a summer day, but the temperature in my workshop never rises above 25°c. 1.5% gives a little more pot life, but not much. Still cured perfectly. But I am a conscientious resin stirrer.


Thanks, I'd found the pattern coat was similarly 10-15 mins with at least a 60 sec stir, cutting it back to 1.75% seemed to make no difference. I'll go with 1.5% and be efficient, I think the data sheet says you can go down to 1%.