curing temp

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aran01	aran01 posted 12 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8, Visits: 30	Hi folks, As the winter is here now what is the lowest recommended curing temp for EL2 & IN2. It is currently dropping down to 6degC here in my shed and I was wondering if the resin will eventually cure at this temp? Kind regards, aran01
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 12 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	Like everyone says, don't make parts under 15°C or I would even say 20°C as a small remark I would like to add that low temperatures can be in you favour as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3rAx7LrL0g This was the first project I did with polyester and flaxfiber, and specially chose to work outside so I would have an unlimited time to work with the polyester. A lot of polyester was used and I worked for a few hours outside without having any problems, once everything was bagged and inside it started to cure when it got to room temperature. Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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