Crash-n-Burn
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I had almost a full pump of West 105/205 left over after laying fillets, so I decided to do a little test. This is a WM 2.6" nose cone and a bit of nylon paracord. I did no prep work on the NC aside from washing it about a month prior. I poured the leftover wet epoxy into the NC and sunk the nylon in place. Let it cure overnight, then the next day (about 24 hours later) gave it a quick tug. This is the result of second tug.
Short answer to the question in the title? Yes.
My intent here is to give some visual evidence to help reinforce the need to sand prior to using epoxy in order to create a good mechanical bond. I observe no deficiency in performance by the WM NC. I expect that the NC of any manufacturer would perform the same when not properly prepared for epoxy.
Short answer to the question in the title? Yes.
My intent here is to give some visual evidence to help reinforce the need to sand prior to using epoxy in order to create a good mechanical bond. I observe no deficiency in performance by the WM NC. I expect that the NC of any manufacturer would perform the same when not properly prepared for epoxy.