http://blog.xcski.com/2008/06/10/kayak-construction-too-hot-to-epoxy Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:10:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blog.xcski.com/2008/06/10/kayak-construction-too-hot-to-epoxy/comment-page-1#comment-93800 Bill Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:02:04 +0000 http://blog.xcski.com/?p=1376#comment-93800 On hot days it can help to keep the container with the mixed epoxy sitting in pan of cool water. Do the instructions say anything about adding thixotropic thickening agents like colloidal silica or phenolic microballoons? You wouldn't want to do that in an area requiring high strength but it's a big help creating smooth transitions and keeping the runs and drips down. On hot days it can help to keep the container with the mixed epoxy sitting in pan of cool water. Do the instructions say anything about adding thixotropic thickening agents like colloidal silica or phenolic microballoons? You wouldn’t want to do that in an area requiring high strength but it’s a big help creating smooth transitions and keeping the runs and drips down.

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