I don't think it will stick to the paint. If you rough up the paint to give the epoxy something to grab, then you damage the integrity of the paint and give rust a way in.
If it was originally put on with sheet metal screws, you might be able to stuff the holes with epoxy body filler, let it dry, and re-drill holes in the filler for the screws. tom Fowle On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 10:50:31AM +0100, carl wrote: > i'm thinking of useing it to keep my muthers wing mirror on the car as it > keeps falling off > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dale Leavens > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:02 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] a produckt safty question > > > Probably nothing to worry about. > > Is this for bonding something? > > I have heard nasty stories, one about a baby sitter who sat on a toilet > seat which had been painted with d paint which had not fully cured and > remained stuck there. I don't believe it was probably true though, who would > leave something like that unprotected in a home with kids after all. > > The epoxy resins used in fiber glass can be very sticky at certain points > in the curing and if you get it on yourself you pretty well have to wear it > off. > > Generally it cures best at about 21C. There are special formulations for > other temperatures and you can adjust that by how much catalyst you put in > when you mix it. If working in cooler conditions add a little more. > > Be aware though that if you add too much it will cure rapidly and get > pretty warm. It can get so hot as to spontaneously combust but you need to be > using a lot of it as for example glassing the bottom of a boat. > > I can't think of any other issues. The fumes aren't particularly bad but > not pleasant. > > Good luck. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: carl > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:18 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] a produckt safty question > > i'm thinking of useing apoxy rezen for a job is thair anything i need to > bee awair of? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
