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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/13/2003 5:55:14 AM

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I stopped by an auto supply store today to pick up some steel wool, which they didn't have. But they did have some bondo mixing boards. THey are about 6" x 8" and maybe 3/32" thick. THey seem to be made of the same thing those white plastic kitchen cutting boards are made from only with a perfectly smooth surface. So slick it feels greasy but it isn't. I bought a couple to use for epoxy mixing and they are great! Mix however much you need. Let the unused amount harden on the board and later, flex the board and it pops right off.

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/13/2003 10:18:09 AM

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I use the old coffee can lids....they are priced RIGHT......and when the epoxy dries you can flex them and clean it off too.....

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/13/2003 2:28:56 PM

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I use the backing from Ultracote

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/13/2003 3:43:10 PM

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Hummm some good ideas. I've been using a pad of paper, or an old magazine. When I'm done, just wad the page up and toss in the trash can.

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/13/2003 5:28:55 PM

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[QUOTE]old coffee can lids[/QUOTE] My choice as well. Why buy when you can get it free?

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/13/2003 6:05:15 PM

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Been using the same piece of wax paper for a year now...

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/14/2003 7:07:31 PM

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Have a stack of those little pudding or apple sauce cups. Work great.

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/14/2003 7:52:05 PM

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I use those black plastic sauce cups that I either get from my local Friendly's waitress or from the cafe at work...

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/14/2003 8:06:19 PM

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I use an old tupperware container, funny how epoxy dont stick to plastic,

for small amounts , those little paper cups for ketch up at McDonalds , Uhummm, I use those ,

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/14/2003 8:23:01 PM

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Know anyone who wears disposable contacts! The work great for small amounts, 1 oz. or less. Just throw away when done.

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/14/2003 9:12:00 PM

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I guess I am lucky. I always have a place to mix stuff, right on my table. It is a 4X8' 1/2" thick tempered glass table. I just mix whatever I am working with on the table, let it cure and scrape it off with a razor blade. Lasts forever.
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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/15/2003 5:15:28 AM

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I use whatever, card board mainly, plastic covering, like the stuff that stuff comes in in front of the cardboard, and recently wax paper, another idea is to mix it right on the surface. For example, I had to glue 2 wing ribs together, I just mixed it on one rib, smacked the other on and Ta da. 1/4in 10 ply with epoxy center. Almost bullet proof!

I have a question about the bondo mixing boards, would they be good for using as templates on a foam cutting bow? Do you understand what I am asking? I need to cut some foam wings and I need templates, could those cutting boards or whatever take the heat?

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/15/2003 6:00:06 AM

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I use a small pad of post it notes for mixing. Pull one of and stick it to my work surface and mix. The stickem also keeps it in place while I'm mixing with the right hand and clamping parts with the left. For larger jobs I use papeer ketchup cups liberated from the local burger joint.

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/15/2003 7:12:10 AM

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I use small paper desert plates. I mix around the edge until I make it around and then throw the plate away. Pretty cheap and they last a long time. Although some other ideas here sound better.

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/15/2003 8:27:06 AM

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I do the small disposeable plates too. When at the field I look in the garbage for an empty soda can and use the bottom of that for a field repair. Squash it in the middle and it'll slide right between the boards of a picnic table top.

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/15/2003 8:39:32 AM

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[URL=http://www1.mooremedical.com/index.cfm?PG=CTL&CS=HOM&FN=ProductDetail&PID=6733]Medicine Cups[/URL]

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/15/2003 8:49:16 AM

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Gotta admit... I'm frugal in many ways, but on this one, I often bite the bullet:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBH61&P=7
(Just noticed that they're probably the same thing as the link above, only more expensive :

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I still mix tiny batches on monokote backing, cardboard, index cards, etc...
But I use these cups a lot, when mixing slightly larger batches.
Just have to be careful, if it's 5 minute epoxy. It only lasts about 3 minutes
in one of these little cups, before it's a scalding hot lump of nothing useful

The bondo boards definitely sound useful though... for re-use value, especially.
Thanks for the tip!

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Great surface for mixing epoxy - 7/15/2003 9:03:30 AM

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