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Remove or Not Remove Partially Cured Epoxy?
I would like to get some opinions on whether I should remove partially
cured epoxy in one large area of my deck. Due to my failure to follow instruction in mixing epoxy and failure to do a test batch before using a new type of hardener, I had not thoroughly mixed the epoxy long enough when I installed the core material onto the deck. The result is that the epoxy cures very very slowly: - After one day, I felt that the epoxy was still wet. - After three days, I still could use my thumb to dent the epoxy. - After ten days (today), it is solid enough that I cannot use my thumb to dent it; but I still can use my finger nail to dent its surface. And I definitely cannot sand it yet. What should I do? Should I wait another week or so to see if it may completely cure? I can afford to wait because I can do something else while I wait; but I am not sure if the epoxy will be strong enough even if it is seemingly cured. Should I remove everything and start this over? Unfortunately, this will be very labor intensive to remove the partially cured epoxy. The epoxy is from MAS and the hardener is MAS slow hardener. The brand name may or may not matter. Jay Chan |
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