tcbabe05

Whats up guys. I recently started my first fiberglass project. Everything seemed to be going smoothly. I got 3 layers on and left for my birthday dinner. Its fairly cold here in MD. I left it in the garage to completely dry. I went out and checked it this morning and its still somewhat sticky to the touch..

Did I make the layers to thick? Im guessing the weather isnt helping it either. I sat it out in the sun to see if it would dry better there. Anything I should know or would help this jasper dry quicker? lol

Thanks guys




**i can snap a few pictures of the box if it would help anyone**

Dakine

did you mix the fiberglass resin with hardener? which resin did u buy?

tcbabe05

Yea. I bought the resin with hardener from Autozone. I also bought fiberglass matte and cloth. I did mix the hardner with the resin as it said on the resin tin.

Dakine

maybe u didnt put enough hardener.

tcbabe05

ekk. Is there anything I can do about it? I guess ill let it sit outside and see if the sun hardens its up. I was a little skimpy on the hardener because i didnt want it to harden up to fast,

tweetertc

more than likely... you didnt mix enough hardener in... when its cold... it usually needs to have more hardener mixed in... you can try getting a space heater in front of it... that will get it dry... it will just take alittle while

rocketgyrl

Matt never uses the instructions for mixing the catalyst...it's never enough to "kick". He usually uses ~2 cups worth of resin, and 1/4th the tube of catalyst. He always buys extra tubes of it too.

He suggested you mix up more resin and quite a bit of catalyst and spread it over the uncured (wet) resin. Don't be afraid of putting in too much hardener. Don't get crazy with it, but you can dump in a LOT more than you're used to. A safe bet would be to almost triple the amount per the instructions...

BZinn1

Cold and humidity can also affect the outcome of drytime.........tile it inside to a dry warm place and let it sit for a few hours and see if it changes........sometimes hardner is not gonna work by the instructions........the instructins are meant to give you the most work time in most cases....

Keeshwah

I can vouch for this working. I had that problem when working on my pillar pods. You should notice the mix getting hard in the cup and when you get towards the end.

draxcaliber

maybe put some space heaters around it to try and cook it dry?

Dakine

put some hardener on a brush and tap the liquidy resin. if that doesnt work try mixing a new batch of hardener and resin and apply it on top of the old resin. i had the same issue but it dried eventually when i tapped some hardener on the resin.

nebster

just mix a really really hot batch and put it on top. if that still doesn't work get a space heater.