Yup, that would be correct. Once it's mixed with the resin, it is a nice amber
color.
We really like the Aeropoxy. It has a generally pleasant, sweet aroma rather
than
the more pungent aromas of some other epoxies I've used in the past. It also
seems to be pretty tolerant of cool layup temps. Our basement averages about
60 to 65 deg. F in the winter. After we complete a layup, I put heatlamps
on to raise the local temp of the layup, but the remaining epoxy in the cup sits
on the bench, un-warmed. To date, I've never had a cup that didn't pass the
scratch test after 24 hours. The resin and hardner is always kept at 90 deg.
F in a heated cabinet before mixing.
Now, once we start on the cockpit/fuselage this summer that is in our garage,
we'll
see what 80 deg. +++ temps do to the cure time! (ALong with the Wisconsin
mosquitoes).
Chris Beck
A159
"Dr. Christoph Both" <christoph.both@acadiau.ca> wrote:
>
> dear Europa builders:
>
> I just opened my first batch of Aeropoxy glue after having used SP
> all along. I just wondered about the color of the hardener: it is a
> dark RED. Is this normal? The epoxy is about 2 years old now,
> never opened.
>
> Christoph Both #223, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
>
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