A POLYMER RESIN’S PHYSICAL PROPERTY SUCH AS ITS VISCOSITY AND CURE RATE ARE HIGHLY AFFECTED BY THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE COMPONENTS.
HEAT POST CURING TECHNIQUE FOR FASTER AND THOROUGH CURE
USE AN INFRARED HEAT LAMP FOR LARGER PARTS.
USE THESE THEORETICAL FACTORS THAT RELATES TO ANY UNDILUTED EPOXY RESIN AS A GUIDE:
| 1 GALLON = 231 CUBIC INCHES |
| 1 GALLON OF RESIN CAN COVERS 1608 SQUARE FEET 1 MIL OR 0.001 INCH CURED COATING THICKNESS |
| 1 GALLON OF RESIN IS 128 OUNCES |
| 1 GALLON OF MIXED EPOXY RESIN IS 9.23 POUNDS |
| 1 GALLON OF RESIN IS 3.7854 LITERS |
Cures to a very tough high hardness, glass-like casting.
CAUTION
ALTHOUGH THE POLYMERZATION HAS SLOWED DUE TO THE COLDER AMBIENT CONDITIONS MIXING THE RESIN AND CURING AGENT ABOVE 80°F AS IT WILL CAUSE RAPID POLYMERIZATION AND HIGH EXOTHERMIC HEAT BUILD-UP THAT CAN EXCEED 300°F EXOTHERMIC HEAT WHEN KEPT IN MASS.
DO NOT HEAT AND MIX THE RESIN OR CURING AGENT BEYOND 90°F AS IT MAY CAUSE RAPID AND UNCONTROLLABLE REACTION. THE BEST WORKING CONDITION IS TO PREWARM THE RESIN AND CURING AGENT TO 70°F TO 75°F PRIOR TO MIXING AND ALLOW IT TO CURE AT AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE NO LOWER THAN 65°F FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS.
THE PROPER CURE AND FINAL PERFORMANCE OF ANY EPOXY RESIN SYSTEM IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE QUALITY AND THOROUGHNESS OF THE MIXING QUALITY.
THE RESIN AND CURING AGENT MUST BE MIXED TO HOMOGENOUS CONSISTENCY TO ACHIEVE PROPER CURE AND TACK FREE RESULTS.