Al,
I'm in MT, and even at -38F I was able to keep the garage at or above 60F.
Granted it's well insulated and an ininsulated door, and I used one of those
electric oil space heaters (looks like an old radiator) and yes it added
$65.00 a month to the bill. As far as moisture is concerned as long as you
don't have an open flame, like a kerosene or propane torpedo heater, you
should be fine. Your humidity will probabll drop really low, so you won't
see any blush but you should still treat it as if it was there. As for
using only 205 hardner you should be ok as long as it dosen't get too warm,
the only thing you gain with 206 is working time and since you are going to
cover up all that beautiful wood then you don't need to spend the money for
207. What kind of temperatures do you think you can maintain?
Sincerely,
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Pritchard" <al.pritchard@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 5:32 PM
Subject: Epoxy, and the impending winter...
> Its that time of year, when a young mans thoughts turn to .......
> epoxy. (sorry if I was leading you in another direction)
>
> As we rapidly approach winter, and the lower temperatures that come
> with it. I wanted to start some talk over epoxy, and more importantly
> harder. The materials list calls for 3 different hardeners to be used
> in the construction process. West 205, 206 and 207 types. My
> particular building plan may differ significantly fro the rest of
> you. (I apologize in advance) I am planning on painting my boat,
> completly. As in no exposed wood. (Ok, now that you've recovered and
> explained to your wife what that loud bang was.
>
> Id like us to start talking about two areas of hardener:
>
> 1) With the lower temperatures, how are builders in the North dealing
> with the need to maintain an environment in the 16C to 21C (60F to
> 70F) ranges? And what impact do the heating mechanisms have on the
> quality of the finish. In our particular situation we have both a
> wood burning stove, and an oil burning furnace to heat the barn. Do
> these methods of heating add water to the environment, raising the
> humidity?
>
> 2) What is the overall impact of using West 205 hardener, exclusively
> for the build process?
>
> I look forward to you responses, and thrashing over the painting
> thing......
>
> Al Pritchard
> Swift Solo #069, Anastasia
>
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