----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Bagging Help
> Garth, I have a few answers for you. First of all, use carnauba wax on
your
> mylars. I use Eagle One paste wax and have never had anything stick. I use
> three coats on the epoxy side of the mylars and one on the outside, this
way
> everything comes apart easily.. I don't know what PJ's epoxy is but it is
> posible that it is dissolving the Freecote. If you want to remove these
> speckles from your mylars, try lacquer thinner. The epoxy is probably not
> the problem however I have never encountered any problems with West
> Systems...hope this helps you out....
>
> --- Original Message -----
> From: Garth Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 9:26 PM
> Subject: [RCSE] Bagging Help
>
>
> > Last week I bagged my first set of stabs for a HLG. I had waxed the
> > mylars with 7 coats of "Freecote" mold release agent in advance. Used
> > "PJ's" epoxy, and left the whole thing in the bag for 48 hrs until the
> > epoxy cured, (low temp in my garage). The stab came out fine, the
> > mylars came out with little tiny speckles of epoxy that failed to
> > release and bonded to the surface. We're talking really tiny spots, but
> > you can see and feel them on the mylars. These little suckers won't rub
> > off. I've got a feeling that this is abby normal. So the question is...
> > I want to bag some more, how do I get the little speckles off ? How do
> > I prevent them in the future ? Different epoxy ? Longer cure time,
> > (epoxy was cured when I remove the stab from the bag), ? Apply heating
> > pad to the bag ? Different wax ?
> > I have more mylar and will cut new pieces this weekend but don't think
> > that I need to cut new mylars for every piece. Any help would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Garth
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