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Keep epoxy from sticking
Hello:
What is a good way to keep epoxy from sticking to 316 ss? The short version is that I am using stainless steel window trim rings as a form/screed to building up roughed in window opening. I want to remove the trim rings after using it as a form to build up area with epoxy. Pam... grease... olive oil... wax...? Suggestion? Chris |
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"Chris" wrote in message
om... Hello: What is a good way to keep epoxy from sticking to 316 ss? The short version is that I am using stainless steel window trim rings as a form/screed to building up roughed in window opening. I want to remove the trim rings after using it as a form to build up area with epoxy. Pam... grease... olive oil... wax...? Oil. Meindert |
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"Chris" writes: What is a good way to keep epoxy from sticking to 316 ss? snip Clear packing tape. The stuff you use in a tape gun to seal packing boxes. I buy 24 rolls at a pop for just this use. Don't leave home without. -- Lew S/A: Challenge, The Bullet Proof Boat, (Under Construction in the Southland) Visit: http://home.earthlink.net/~lewhodgett for Pictures |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
k.net... "Chris" writes: What is a good way to keep epoxy from sticking to 316 ss? snip Clear packing tape. That works too. But I suspect that the SS rings the OP talks about, are a bit tricky to seal with packing tape and still keep a smooth surface. Meindert |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message k.net... "Chris" writes: What is a good way to keep epoxy from sticking to 316 ss? snip Clear packing tape. I've used brown Mylar packing tape for just this sort of application. The hatch frame was a very tight fit but released perfectly. It's so thin that you can easily make a nice smooth contour. -- Evan Gatehouse you'll have to rewrite my email address to get to me ceilydh AT 3web dot net (fools the spammers) |
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I'd use cellophane tape (eg 3M Scotch tape) applied in small pieces at right angles to the curve of the ring to avoid wrinkles. But then if the ring is going to later cover the cured epoxy then wrinkles may not matter. Cellophane tape is an effective parting agent for epoxy. Chris ) writes: Hello: What is a good way to keep epoxy from sticking to 316 ss? The short version is that I am using stainless steel window trim rings as a form/screed to building up roughed in window opening. I want to remove the trim rings after using it as a form to build up area with epoxy. Pam... grease... olive oil... wax...? Suggestion? Chris -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
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Several coats of paste wax. I use Partall #2. If you're a belt&suspenders
person, top with a spray of PVA. If it still sticks, applying heat to teh metal part will free it. Chris wrote: Hello: What is a good way to keep epoxy from sticking to 316 ss? The short version is that I am using stainless steel window trim rings as a form/screed to building up roughed in window opening. I want to remove the trim rings after using it as a form to build up area with epoxy. Pam... grease... olive oil... wax...? Suggestion? Chris |
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"Chris" wrote in message om... Hello: What is a good way to keep epoxy from sticking to 316 ss? The short version is that I am using stainless steel window trim rings as a form/screed to building up roughed in window opening. I want to remove the trim rings after using it as a form to build up area with epoxy. Pam... grease... olive oil... wax...? Suggestion? Chris Hi Chris. Masking tape works as well as anything else.It is removed easily, and is cheap. Rey |
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