Epoxy resin recommendatione

This is what I use to measure and mix. It works just fine and much easier than being overly scientific about it. Lots of repairs later, no problems. You can buy a whole sleeve of them for cheap.

 

yeah...epoxy. When i do these kind of repairs with epoxy in a cool area (basement in winter sounds cool...like below 65?) i always have a little portable heater nearby and give the epoxy some warmth which it loves, and which greatly shortens the setup time.

Theres one other thing i do. After i've gotten the resin and hardener in the cup, i mix and mix, and let it sit for a few minutes, stir again, and after maybe 5 minutes I start laminating the repair. I feel like that 5 minutes in the cup gets the reaction going and sort of kick starts the epoxy setting up faster as opposed to just mixing the resin and hardener together and immediately apply it to the board, and its all spread out flat as in a cloth application, or hot coating, it just dissipates heat so effectively it takes forever to set up! All of my experience is with RR Epoxy and the fast cure hardener. Using the accelerator may make this unnecessary.

AS LB Crew said, filling holes, fin boxes, leash cups etc is a COMPLETELY different thing. There, the epoxy is in a confined space, and heat is your enemy, and no matter HOW cool your basement is, if you've got a bunch (like a half ounce or more) epoxy collected together in a hole, cavity, or box its GOING to get hot, and its GOING to bubble or foam.


As far as graduated mixing cups go, i buy little ones like this and find that down to about 1/2 ounce (14 ml) they work fine. I have never weighed out my resin to mix, and its never seemed to be an issue.


Good luck

 

I have just started tying my own flies for striper fishing and I use a dab of Solarez to protect the thread and eyes. I have a little UV light to help the curing process.

 

Nice work, Z... Clouser minnows? Rainfish? I like them for teasers.

 

Thanks LB, this is the first time I have ever made them. And yeah, I guess you could say close to a clouser. Fish them on the bottom near the rips with a bottom rig. Or whatever the rig is called using the 3 way swivel, sinker and some fluorocarbon.

 

You can clean the syringes with white vinegar by the way.

 

This is my single most favorite thing about epoxy resin! all cleanup...your hands, your squeegees, mixing cups...years of cleanup from a $2 jug of white vinegar.

 

All hail White Vinegar!!!

 

Just try not to get the stuff on your skin to begin with. You can actually DEVELOP a sensitivity to it from exposure over time. It would take years of exposure for most people, but for others, it can develop after only a few. Wear gloves and long sleeves... and definitely eye protection if working with Additive F or the accelerator.

 

MUCH respect to you guys on this tread providing all this feedback. I can build a deck, install cabinets, and I'm good at plumbing and all but I can't make a board to save my life for some reason. Google "Homer Simpson makes a BBQ Pit" and that equates to me trying to shape and glass.

 

This!!!! I have mild sensitivity to epoxy so I have to be careful. Sometimes I get lazy about the rubber gloves and end up with it on my hands. It will make the tips of my fingers and the sensitive skin around the finger nails burn and be ultra sensitive for a few days. First few times it happened I didn't put 2 and 2 together. Some people become so sensitive that they can't even handle epoxy boards or be around the sanding dust.

 

Maybe you’re just a sensitive guy, nothing wrong with that bro.

 

Guess so.

 

Hahahaha I kid I kid.

 

Never used epoxy. Always used poly, so that's where all my experience is. But i use the same ding all brand that DP suggested.

Sounds like your already decided so it's probably not much help, but I'm throwing it out there anyway

 

^^ good tip!

Also, while on this topic of epoxy resin. What’s a best practice method of spreading the hot coat without getting fish eyes or other little holes in the resin? I spread it with my fingers and I know the oils on the human hand cannot be great for it... maybe I should invest in latex gloves?