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salty morgan · 01-02-2004, 06:39 AM

i just bought a set of 40 sized skis at my lhs, only to find one with uncured epoxy. it is beyond tacky.

someone mentioned putting a heat gun to it, maybe epoxying over it. i've tried the heat, it didn't work. i have to seal the skis anyways, would mixing a thinned epoxy and painting over the area help at all?

morgan

AJCoholic · 01-02-2004, 04:38 PM

I'd be taking them back for a refund... not too much you can do. If the epoxy was mixed improperly it will never harden up.

salty morgan · 01-02-2004, 04:59 PM

that's what i thought, but someone told me otherwise.

AJCoholic · 01-02-2004, 05:47 PM

I had a bad batch of epoxy once before and glassed some heli rotor blades with the stuff. They stayed gummy for months. I did the heat gun trick, it didnt do much. I eventually scraped the stuff off, wet sanded and then recoated with some good epoxy. But, it was not worth the pain and sufering...

If I bought something like that that was not properly done I wouldnt try and repair it but demand an exchange. Just my opinion!

Colin · 01-02-2004, 06:03 PM

You can put CA over the epoxy, but if you stir it up it will go like noodles and then harden........I had some stickey epoxy once and it wouln't harden, I put CA over it and it was fine, but I would just take them back.

Colin

01-02-2004, 06:39 AM	#1
salty morgan Guest Join Date: Sep 2003 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 267 Total Props: 0	epoxy woes... Remove this ad - become a site supporter! i just bought a set of 40 sized skis at my lhs, only to find one with uncured epoxy. it is beyond tacky. someone mentioned putting a heat gun to it, maybe epoxying over it. i've tried the heat, it didn't work. i have to seal the skis anyways, would mixing a thinned epoxy and painting over the area help at all? morgan
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01-02-2004, 04:38 PM	#2
AJCoholic RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Andrew Coholic Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Timmins, Northern Ontario Radio of choice: JR 12X, 28X Feedback: 47 / 100% Posts: 12,277 Total Props: 61	I'd be taking them back for a refund... not too much you can do. If the epoxy was mixed improperly it will never harden up. __________________ Andrew Coholic -MAAC #26287L 1/2A to giant scale, IMAC, SAM, R/C sport, turbine jets, Heli's... if its got a wing or two and an engine - I like it!
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01-02-2004, 05:47 PM	#4
AJCoholic RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Andrew Coholic Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Timmins, Northern Ontario Radio of choice: JR 12X, 28X Feedback: 47 / 100% Posts: 12,277 Total Props: 61	I had a bad batch of epoxy once before and glassed some heli rotor blades with the stuff. They stayed gummy for months. I did the heat gun trick, it didnt do much. I eventually scraped the stuff off, wet sanded and then recoated with some good epoxy. But, it was not worth the pain and sufering... If I bought something like that that was not properly done I wouldnt try and repair it but demand an exchange. Just my opinion! __________________ Andrew Coholic -MAAC #26287L 1/2A to giant scale, IMAC, SAM, R/C sport, turbine jets, Heli's... if its got a wing or two and an engine - I like it!
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01-02-2004, 06:03 PM	#5
Colin RCC Master Contributor I am: Colin B Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Nova Scotia Radio of choice: Futaba Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 1,282 Total Props: 13	You can put CA over the epoxy, but if you stir it up it will go like noodles and then harden........I had some stickey epoxy once and it wouln't harden, I put CA over it and it was fine, but I would just take them back. Colin __________________ Great Hobbies, OMG Servos, Advanced Radio
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salty morgan Guest Join Date: Sep 2003 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 267 Total Props: 0	that's what i thought, but someone told me otherwise.
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