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External epoxy covering of EPS

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flyerdave01	flyerdave01 posted 10 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 5	Is there an epoxy resin suitable as an external waterproof and hard surface coat that will provide a decent finish on EPS? Tags epoxy resin eps
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Fasta	Fasta posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 3.5K	I think there may a be a number of epoxy resins that give a decent and hard finish. But I feel generally that epoxies are mostly not much good for UV/gloss retention so a gloss finish will not stay glossy for long if exposed to much sun. Fastacraft Facebook page Edited 10 Years Ago by Fasta
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flyerdave01	flyerdave01 posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 5	Hi Thanks for your reply. Can i ask in the light of what you say, what would you recommend I use?
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Fasta	Fasta posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 3.5K	You have to use epoxy to start with since this is the only resin that will work on top of polystyrene foam. The polyester/styrene based resins will dissolve the foam. Once it's coated with the epoxy (with or without glass?) then you could use other resins, I would consider the Duratec Sunshield. It's UV and specifically made to coat over epoxy or other resins. If you want a clear? If you don't need clear then it could be coated over the epoxy coat with with a polyester flow coat to any colour you need. Tough and durable. You might want to do your own small sample just to test the adhesion between the epoxy and a polyester. Fastacraft Facebook page Edited 10 Years Ago by Fasta
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