----- Original Message ----- From: "Neville Gosling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 12:10 PM Subject: [VFB] Re: Rod Building: A decent finish, finally!
> Rob: > > I would never have used the wax paper as you risk transferring particles of > wax to the finish on the rod. This could result in "fish eyes" or areas on > the rod where the polymer mix refuses to coat evenly. May I suggest that you > use clean aluminum cooking foil instead of waxed paper. > > I don't think that the transfer from the mixing container to the dish was > crucial. It is more likely that the polymer mix adhering to the sides of > your mixing cup was not completely mixed. > > My 2 cents worth....... > Neville Gosling, Greater Vancouver, B.C. > > > > > Last night, I used the syringes as listed in the package, mixing them in a > mixing cup, then transferring to a flat dish covered with wax paper for the > application. > > The rod dried rock hard overnight. I should also add that the drying time is > 4 > hours at 70F, not the 8-12 hours of the stuff I was using. > > And interesting note is that I found the mixing cup still sticky this > morning, > The mixing toothpick was rock hard. It may be that the transfer from the cup > to the plate was crucial in removing unmixed resin from the finish coat. > > Rob > -- > "In our family, there is no clear line between religion and fly fishing." > Norman Maclean > > Rob Blomquist > Kirkland, WA > Hey guys the best mixing pallette for epoxy that I have run across is the lid from a frozen juice container, the kind that separates by pulling on a plastic ribbon. A quick rinse and some dry time and you're ready to go, when you're done is goes in the trash. No regrets and no cleanup, easy to handle, has a slightly concave surface and isn't soluable in any of the solvents that we use from time to time. This post is late because I've been out of town for a week. Dan >
