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Re: How long does applied epoxy need to be kept warm?
Is there actual data showing weakened ultimate cure? Or is it just that some formulations have only been tested at higher temps, and as a result, they will only make claims as such? (that kind of behind covering sounds like what the aforementioned engineer is doing...).
It seems like whenever this comes up, there are some people who say it doesn't matter, and some people who say it does matter, and the closest to data that I've seen is what James posted above, which seems to come down on the doesn't matter side.
(I'm somewhat an interested party, since I did a lot of my work in an unheated northeast garage over the winter... using System 3 Silvertip Fast, which is spec'd down to 35, but I'm sure _overnight_ it often went lower when it was in the high 30s and 40s during the day).
Is there actual data showing weakened ultimate cure? Or is it just that some formulations have only been tested at higher temps, and as a result, they will only make claims as such? (that kind of behind covering sounds like what the aforementioned engineer is doing...).
It seems like whenever this comes up, there are some people who say it doesn't matter, and some people who say it does matter, and the closest to data that I've seen is what James posted above, which seems to come down on the doesn't matter side.
(I'm somewhat an interested party, since I did a lot of my work in an unheated northeast garage over the winter... using System 3 Silvertip Fast, which is spec'd down to 35, but I'm sure _overnight_ it often went lower when it was in the high 30s and 40s during the day).
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