If your interested order a gallon and compare it. Yes the link is the same place I buy from. If you wanted to do a build up before the final coat.
#MAS EPOXY UK FULL#
My shop is full of dust, and I am going to paint everything on my boats interior, so No, I would not use it for a top clear coat. The coats look nice and glossy but they are not perfect. The resin is as clear as West 105 or 205 (forgot the numbers). Can not be out gassing, because it occurs over glass. There seems to be some tiny bubles in the cured resin. Wiping with MEK did away with most of it. For some reason, I got occasional fish eye when the resin started to cure. Then I flow coat the pannels to fill in the weave. smile.Īfter washing, I sand with 80 grit or 180.
The white paper towels come out orangy color from the blush. Then after a quick rub with only water and a few paper towels, rubbing it with my finger makes a squeeky sound like on freshly washed windows. When I rub my finger on the cured thin epoxy, like on a plywood pannel, it feels a bit greasy. google EPON for the corporate web sight with lots of information on their resins. I have not researched which hardner uscomposits is selling with it. the thick does not like cold weather below 70 degrees do not use it. This fast solidification makes it excellent for bonding pieces because 2 hours later I can unclamp, move and cut or grind on it. With time the resin continues to cure and becomes tough and not brittle. the bond is stronger than the wood (destruction testing). I was getting "fish eye" on the second coat even after sanding, so I wiped the pannel with MEK between coats of resin. It is epoxy like the other thin epoxies I have used. I am still quite statisfied with the thin. It isn't) Bought Fast and Medium hardners to go with it. The next year when starting my project, I order 55 gallons of the Thin and 55 gallons of the thick (thinking it was the same stuff as the thin, only thicker. if the room is not small and confined.Ī few days later, I sawed, cut, pounded on the samples.
There is a stronger smell than West System. (probably was not a true 70) Brought the sample back home and put them on a heat radiateur. I was suprised that the epoxy had not fully hardened. Left the heat at 70 and came back the next day. Also did a 6 oz glass strip, epoxy poured into a strip, and left about 8 mm in the bottom of the plastic cup. I bonded some osage orange, 2 layers of 6 oz glass to A/B foam, and glass to osage orange. I ran the heat up to 70 and did a test pot. It was winter time and the shop was heated to around 60 degrees. The slow hardener is very workable and I use it exclusively.Ģ years ago I bought a gallon of US.Composits thin resin with medium hardner. I don't use the fast hardener because it goes off too fast for me. I've been using RAKA for everything, but brightwork. What other epoxy systems are out there that I have missed? I'd be interested in comments on the other products as well. I still like to use West System 207 for bright work anyways. Is that going to negate using it for brightwork? Their thick was said to be too thick for a quick wetting out of cloth. Is it, "You get what you pay for."? Their thin resin is said to be semi-clear. USComposites certainly wins out on price, but has used it and if so, how in it tho use. West System was closer to a 4 gallon purchase. I tried to compare pricing based on a 3 gallon purchase. I ended up doing some price comparison and hear are the results. Another builder on another thread switched to MAS for the same reason. I did some looking and found Substantial decrease in price. Personally, I think it is great stuff, but a little pricey. I started my first boat with West System because the is what the local supplier carried. I'm curious as to what is the preferred epoxy by the boatbuilding community.
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