Tacky epoxy

[pureinsanity]

I bought some thread master finish and it just cant seem to get the mixture right. Wondering if my epoxy might be bad. Takes forever to cure. Is always tacky and soft.

When I look at my bottles the level is the same so I am pretty sure I am mixing equally.

One rod the tackiness went away after a week. on another rod it seemed to take months before the tackiness went away.

Might be switching to flex coat?!?!

[leech~~]

It's junk throw it. It should be hard in a few hours not days or weeks!

[unfrozen]

Hey Pure, how are you measuring the epoxy? If you're not using syringes I would highly recommend them. It should be a 50/50 mix be volume not weight and the more exact you can measure the better.

What's the temperature in your building area? The cooler the temp, the longer it'll take for the epoxy to cure, although in each case, a week or a month is a very long time.

[upnorth]

Like Unfrozen said syringes are your best bet. And also try running the temp up to the mid to upper 70s that helps the epoxy cure.

[rushing]

I would opt for a diff brand of epoxy. I have had those same issues with TM.

[pureinsanity]

Any suggestion? Might have to order me up some flex coat

[upnorth]

They are all good, but all are pretty fussy about mixing equal parts. I have used flex coat and a brand called classic coat. Using syringes never had to wait more than 24 hours for things to cure.

[rushing]

I think I will pick up some Diamond II next time I need some lite build but I know what I can and cant do with flex coat so that mostly what I use.