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Steve Brooks wrote:

>Ernest,
>
>I did all of mine with a 50/50 mixture of fast and
>slow hardner.  I did some layups in 90+ temps.  Just
>make sure that you don't leave any mixed epoxy
>unattended.  Keep it stirred up, and or keep brushing
>it in.  At a 50/50 mix, mine still took about 4 hours
>to get to the chewing gum stage, and as I recall the
>fast, is 2-3 hours to get there.  I don't think that
>you'll have any trouble, but if you need any help with
>big layups, let me know.
>  
>
Thank you, Steve.  You're on my list of people to call now. 

I've been doing the mix, just like you showed me.  Saturday, a week ago, 
I was getting my two boys all trained up in how to do layups.  The goal 
was to have help with these large pieces.  Everything was going as well 
as could be expected, until around 11:00 when it started warming up.  It 
started getting hard faster than I could get the epoxy on.  Could very 
well have been my technique, but I don't think I could have worked with 
just fast hardener.

However as Joe suggested, Wicks is coming through.  The nice lady said 
they are expecting a new shipment "any day now".  I've cancelled the ACS 
order and, I'll be ordering from Wick's.

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