Dear Europa Gurus',
I have a question for the builders list. I bought an "orphaned" Europa Clasic
kit and the former builder didn't get too far with it. I am currently building
the wings and I am using fresh MGS epoxy because I was concerned that the
Ampreg
Epoxy that came with the original kit in the early to mid nineties was past
its usable shelf life.
With that in mind and just for the hell of it: Out of curiosity I mixed up a 100
grams of an already opened Ampreg epoxy container and took some scrap
fiberglass
and did a lay-up and low and behold the old epoxy cured rock hard and seems
ok.
My question is could I use this old epoxy that came with the original buyers
kit?
And if it can be used could it be used on structural parts? Or if it cannot be
used in a structural capacity could it be used on non-structural parts? (say
final coating and fairing)
I'm really curious to say the least. In a nutshell it would be great to use and
save quite a bit of money as opposed to harden it all so it could be thrown
away into a land fill. I guess I could epoxy a garage floor or use it on an
old boat of furniture project?
I curious to see what you all have to say; thank you for your time and
consideration.
Regards,
Jeff Paris
Now Flying a Zenith Ch601XL Jab3300 185 total hours N196ZP
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