Fiber flass resin mix?

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Classicarbon	C Classicarbon posted 6 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
C Group: Forum Members Posts: 86, Visits: 639	Start having problem with resin after mix with MEKP. I was mixing 1.5% ratio and resin very quick become gelly,about after 10min. Might be to warm in the garage?
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MarkMK	MarkMK posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 338, Visits: 2K	Yes, resin will tend to 'go off' much quicker than gel coats and temperatures above 20 degrees will accelerate things quite a lot Be wary that some catalysts will be formulated to be fast acting also and designed to work better in cooler conditions If you can't control the ambient temperature, then working with smaller batches of resin can help to try and avoid things hardening before you've had time to apply
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Classicarbon	C Classicarbon posted 6 Years Ago HOT Post Details
C Group: Forum Members Posts: 86, Visits: 639	+x MarkMK - 8/31/2019 8:15:10 AM Yes, resin will tend to 'go off' much quicker than gel coats and temperatures above 20 degrees will accelerate things quite a lot Be wary that some catalysts will be formulated to be fast acting also and designed to work better in cooler conditions If you can't control the ambient temperature, then working with smaller batches of resin can help to try and avoid things hardening before you've had time to apply Can't put less catalyst? That won't slow things down?
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