[NSRCA-discussion] thinning epoxy, how?

[Keith Hoard]

Another good way is to take a bowl of water and heat it up, then float your
epoxy mixing bowl in the hot water.  And Ron is right, you need to work
quickly 'cause the epoxy will cure very quickly once you heat it up.  When
the first batch hardens up, just keep adding new epoxy to the bowl and the
hot water will keep it liquid. . .

I also have (my wife's) hair dryer standing by to heat up any epoxy once its
on the plane and help it flow.

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:

> I've used denatured alcohol and it works well, but I like heating the
> applied 30 minute epoxy even better.  I spread on a light coat of epoxy and
> heat the whole area with a heat gun.  The heat thins the epoxy dramatically
> and will even start to run.  That's good, because the epoxy will seep into
> all the crevices it can find.  I rotate the fuselage and let gravity take
> the epoxy into the crevices.  The heat also accelerates the curing process,
> causing it to cure in far less than 30 minutes.
>
> Ron
>
> On Mar 15, 2009, at 2:27 AM, Rex wrote:
>
>  You can use denatured alcohol...  I've used laquer thinner,  but it
>> evaporates pretty fast...
>>
>> Rex
>>
>> > From: jshulman at cfl.rr.com
>> > To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>> > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:14:26 -0400
>> > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] thinning epoxy, how?
>> >
>> > I want to add another layer of sealer to the firewall and tunnel on my
>> plane... what's the best way to do it with epoxy? I've got 30
>> > minute but not sure how to thin it to seal it.
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Jason
>> > www.shulmanaviation.com
>> > www.composite-arf.com
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Keith Hoard
Collierville, TN
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