Re: Coating Secondary with Epoxy

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Exposure to real bright short wave UV might trigger the hardening reaction?
You never know... I'm just guessing, and I don't know enough about epoxy
chemistry, but my vague recollection is that the hardener essentially speeds
up a reaction that normally proceeds at a very, very slow pace.  Baking it
might also help, but, if you're built on a PVC form, you'd probably melt the
form before the reaction kicks off.


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Subject: Re: Coating Secondary with Epoxy


 > Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz
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 >
 > I have a 6x30" secondary that's still tacky to the touch.
 >
 > It was coated in 1999.
 >
 > If you can find a cure I'd love to know, it needs to be shaved about every
 > 6 months as it develops it's winter coat.
 >
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 > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > >Subject: Coating Secondary with Epoxy
 > >Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 13:48:30 -0700
 > >
 > >Original poster: "Dave Leddon by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > ><leddon-at-attbi-dot-com>
 > >
 > >Hi Folks,
 > >
 > >Last Thursday I coated a 10-inch secondary with Ultra Glo, an epoxy sold
by
 > >Tap Plastics, and Friday I applied a complete second coat to cover
several
 > >areas that came out a little thin.  Now, 48 hours later, I've still have
 > >several small areas which are tacky to the touch.  The product literature
 > >claims a complete cure after 24 hours at room temperature so I suspect
that
 > >this stuff has cured as much as it's going to cure.  Any ideas on causes
 > >and treatment?
 > >
 > >Thanks,
 > >Dave
 >
 >
 >