J De Rocher wrote:
Mike_P wrote:
disclaimer: I know squat about this subject as it relates to grain filling
but...
from many years of experience using epoxy as a glue I can confidently say the fast cure stuff is no where near as long lasting as the slow cure...by that I mean the fast cure stuff fails after a time whereas I've never had a joint fail using the "old school" 24+ hr curing time versions
but...
from many years of experience using epoxy as a glue I can confidently say the fast cure stuff is no where near as long lasting as the slow cure...by that I mean the fast cure stuff fails after a time whereas I've never had a joint fail using the "old school" 24+ hr curing time versions
I'm wondering if failure in a joint and failure as a micro-thin unstressed layer under a finish would be the same or different things.
a question who's answer I wonder about, hence my taking the time to post about my experiences with fast vs. slow epoxy...I guess my "worries" revolve around the concept of delamination from either the substrate (wood) or the finish, or both I guess with the wood side going first and that affecting the finish...
or perhaps something unsightly like a whitish effect occurring where the epoxy starts to break up yet is still holding, again experience has taught me to avoid using fast cure in all cases that something is going to be under load and needs to stay put, and that of course is not the case with grain filling...what I have observed when I've had to deal with failed epoxy uses is that the failures basically shatter the epoxy, which leads me to use the term "brittle" when referring to the stuff, and that brittleness is what makes me pause and reflect.