old soul;n81527 said:Barry, are you saying it is risky for adhesion to put epoxy coated panels in the sun to help cure the epoxy?
Yes, unless we are doing for heat on a cold day and only for the day.
old soul;n81527 said:Barry, are you saying it is risky for adhesion to put epoxy coated panels in the sun to help cure the epoxy?
If they bake at 400, why is your recommendation not to exceed 120 for 10-15 minutes? I find if I follow that, it is still soft to buff well.Barry said:Its not the heat, although it helps but the UV'S that draw the solvents.
One day is sun it has always been said is equal to 7-10 days in a warm shop, I do disagree with that as i think its more like 19-23 days if 70 degrees.
Think about this, in all the car manuals its says do not wax for 90 days????
First most new cars have 4-4.8 mils of paint on them from e-coat to clear,That is equal to 1.5 coats of universal on a bad day and most bake at 400 degrees but they know it takes sun to finish curing.
Barry;n81530 said:Yes, unless we are doing for heat on a cold day and only for the day.
W.A.R.;n81546 said:Originally posted by old soul View Post
Barry, are you saying it is risky for adhesion to put epoxy coated panels in the sun to help cure the epoxy?
I'm a little confused here, In one of our texts Barry you said 4 hours in the sun is the best method to cure epoxy. Are you saying anything past the 4 hours can cause problems?
Barry;n81569 said:Shade and rain clouds do little good.
Yup gotcha....sorry I get easily confused sometimes lol.Barry;n81559 said:No I said for cold one day, in short is fine, using the sun to cure due to cold shop. In a round about way.
Problem could come in if you sat car out in sun for two or more full days, lot of factors here and note I said could, not will.