11bravo
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No idea where this should be posted; feel free to move it at will.
What are people's ideas on thinning epoxy or JB Weld as to the final strength?
I.e., if I use acetone or denatured alcahol to thin JB Weld enough that it flows*, once the solvent dries/evaporates out will the JB Weld be as strong as it would have been without it?
There is a thread about surface mounting fins and I replied that Shadow Composites uses a high heat epoxy with kevlar pulp to do the fillets in their second video.
The epoxy appeared to be somewhat thin, unlike JB Weld.
I was wondering if thinning the JB Weld would hurt anything.
JB Weld says that it can be thinned with "1 tsp. of acetone or lacquer thinner per 2 oz. (1 full package) of mixed product", but I'll not be using that much.
What do you think?
Greg
*at least isn't so thick, especially with kevlar pulp in it
What are people's ideas on thinning epoxy or JB Weld as to the final strength?
I.e., if I use acetone or denatured alcahol to thin JB Weld enough that it flows*, once the solvent dries/evaporates out will the JB Weld be as strong as it would have been without it?
There is a thread about surface mounting fins and I replied that Shadow Composites uses a high heat epoxy with kevlar pulp to do the fillets in their second video.
The epoxy appeared to be somewhat thin, unlike JB Weld.
I was wondering if thinning the JB Weld would hurt anything.
JB Weld says that it can be thinned with "1 tsp. of acetone or lacquer thinner per 2 oz. (1 full package) of mixed product", but I'll not be using that much.
What do you think?
Greg
*at least isn't so thick, especially with kevlar pulp in it