Just mixed and poured, looks good so far but 48 hours will tell. So the question is, if I screwed up, how to fix? Can I just coat with something, pour another layer or??? Could always tear out and redo but would rather not. Hate doing things for the first time!!!!!!!!
If it looks good now it should look just as good when it cures. I did several small successful test pours, but when it came time to execute couldn't believe that I messed up the mixing ratio, lucked out as it still cured.
Good luck and regards, Peter
Thats what worries me, or did I mix it enough.
One problem with epoxy resin is incomplete polymerization if you attempt to reach a perfect 50:50 mixture of resin and hardener (i.e. the batch stays sticky). Mixing in a little extra part B (hardener) usually results in the batch hardening properly. If yours doesn't after a few days, try mixing a small batch with maybe 10% or more extra part B, and brush it on the surface with disposable brushes. It will even out and you'll never notice it's there. I've done this to rescue some resin for friends and it has worked every time.
Next time, make sure you have a bit more part B than part A to guarantee everything sets up. I've use more epoxy resin than I care to remember and get consistent results by doing this.
Rob Spangler
my snafu was an 8oz pour that ended up being approx. 3.5oz resin to 4oz hardener. Was mixed thoroughly and took near to 72 hours for hard cure. But the epoxy gods must have smiled upon me as the mixture cured nearly as hard as envirotex's recommended 1:1 ratio test pieces and without any apparent ill effects. That was more than a year ago and it's still holding up and looks good.
Just for grins I just pushed a small wooden stick against the main pour and test pieces with as even pressure as I could, both produced a slight mark, difficult to tell but seems the main pour marked a hair easier.
regards, Peter
Many folks do multiple pours, only about 1/8" deep. I would think, if the top layers were right, your surface would not change.
One thing I do when I pour is make a tent of some sort (paper bag, newspaper) over the area to keep dust and other unwanted "stuff" from landing on the curing surface.
Good luck,
Richard
I covered the area of the pour, we will see haw well.
Well it has been about 24hours and tested it in a place that didn't mater, rock hard. This dosn't mean I am out of the woods but things are looking good. If the thicker stuff is the hardener, then I lucked out as I was combining the two vessels, I spillt a bit of the more liquid one, just a wee bit.