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| Subject: | Re: Miliput curing??? |  |
| Date: | Jul 23, 2001 |
| From: | Paul Roberts | |
Seth wrote:
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> Thanks, but which one is the hardener? I use the superfine white.
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> Seth
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> "Hector & Tina" wrote in message
> news:3B5AA3FE.F60FE3D7@gateway.net...
> > Could be that you didn't mix enough hardener. Humidity does effect it.
> > If it still isn't curing, add more hardener than usual. I always add a
> > little more in the winter. Also miliput does go bad sometimes. Can't
> > say how long it takes, or what causes it, but I have had some go bad on
> > me before.
The hardener is the stuff that doesn't skin over (I believe). Perhaps
your problem is that you used a lot of the darker "skin" when mixing
your proportions of putty. The hardened skin never really works its way
back into the putty and therefore, never really sets hard. It should be
cut away before measuring out the two types. Personally I can't stand
any of the Milliputs. I find it much too stiff and I don't find that it
feathers out as nice as A+B. I will admit, though that I use different
putties for different purposes.
A+B is my standard. It is quite soft as mixed, gives you about 45
minutes of working time (at cellar temperatures), can be smoothed with
water (or saliva, in a pinch), takes a good polish, and dried rock hard.
It also skins over at a much slower rate than Milliput and lasts much
longer.
Kneadatite, on the other hand is very firm when mixed and not terribly
tacky, thus it can be rolled out between two sheets of plastic and makes
bloody wonderful tarps and bedrolls. It sets up a bit on the soft side
and, while it cuts easily, it sands and files horribly. I wish I could
find a kneadatite that was just a hair more workable, but still not
tacky.
The orange/blue Epoxibond is much mushier more tacky when fresh and
stays that way a slightly longer time. It dries and works well when set
and cleans up with isopropyl when wet. I generally find it too mushy to
achieve accurate shaping until it is just about to set firm and then its
too late. Still its good for filling spaces prior to cutting and
reshaping.
Exhaust pipe putty sets really hard and fast. Too fast for most uses,
actually, but its good for reinforcing shapes that you might have used
the other putties on.
Paul Roberts |
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 | Miliput curing??? - Seth - Jul 20, 2001 |
| . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Mike Canaday - Jul 20, 2001 |
| . . . . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Ken Hartlen - Jul 20, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Drewe Manton - Jul 20, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Paul A. Owen - Jul 20, 2001 |
| . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Hector & Tina - Jul 22, 2001 |
| . . . . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Drewe Manton - Jul 22, 2001 |
| . . . . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Seth - Jul 22, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Paul Roberts - Jul 23, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Damon Agretto - Jul 23, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - Paul Roberts - Jul 24, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Miliput curing??? - RLB98 - Jul 23, 2001 |
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