scwest

What is the proper consitancy of epoxy? I mixed some 5 minute epoxy from Great Planes and it seemed to be too thick - peanut butter-like. It also "squeezed" out of the bottle rather slowly requiring a lot of pressure. Is this the proper consistancy or did I get some old bottles?

Thanks,

SCW

snurckle

Peanut butter is not good. Shed's Spread is a good. (Consistency of whipped butter)

Could add a little rubbing alcohol to it, to thin it out, but I wouldn't do it unless I was painting a firewall. To stick stuff together - I'd buy a new bottle, and go to a different place to ensure a different lot.

Tired Old Man

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Consistency (viscosity) depends on the epoxy type, temperature, and age. At 90 degrees 5 minute epoxy will pour almost like water. At 40 degrees it will have to be forced from the container. That presupposes that it's in new condition. The viscosity degrades (thickens) over time, where the time is not a finite quantity.

sebo

I'm using epoxy that is over a year old and it pours slowly. If I heat the bottles with my covering heat gun for a few seconds, it thins out and can be warmed up enough so it does run like water. It still hardens well.

When the wings fall off my planes they don't just fall to the ground. They follow the plane because they have stringy things on them that are like when you step on bubble gum....Just kidding.

It works ok for me. I do it with anything from 5 minute to 30 minute epoxy.
Try it on a scrap pieces of wood and make your decision. Just give it time to cure.
Ron

Jerry Ledford

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I complained to Tower Hobbies about it being to thick and I was told to just warm it up to correct the problem. I warmed it in a pan of hot water and it worked. That was a month ago and it is still thin. I did it with 5 min epoxy and it still works great. That was good advice.
Jerry