West Six10 for epoxy plug?

Discussion in 'Materials' started by AJG, May 22, 2023.

  1. AJG
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    AJG Junior Member

    Actually one more question if you can, the hull is about 1" thick. If I open these holes up to 1/2" diameter, will there be too much epoxy in the hole to cure? Or will it cure fine in a 1" deep x 1/2" hole?
     
  2. Blueknarr
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    Blueknarr Senior Member

    Any brand of liquid epoxy is OK. It is mostly extra insurance. The stuff sold in drugstore in twin syringe would be adequate, cheep and available.
     
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  3. fallguy
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    fallguy Boat Builder

    The curing of epoxy in a deep hole can be problematic. Any hole much larger than 1/2" wide will be prone to cracking, which I forgot to mention.

    The way to defeat this issue is to do two shots of epoxy; one is a partial and the next one; maybe half the gel time of the first added second. Or, you can run some compressed air on the area and keep it cooler that way. All depends on how fat the glob inside becomes....

    For West Six10, you probably shoot part of it and toss the applicator and at 20 minutes fill the rest or something like that...then the second shot is curing later than the first, but will still be homogenous..
     

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