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Posted in West Systems, Yellow P-47 build, fiberglass with tags , , on May 23, 2009 by rcscalebuilder

If you set the way-back machine for about a decade ago, I bought this batch of epoxy from my Gail Gewain (one of my great advertisers who runs CST – The Composites Store Inc. with her husband).
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I’ve never used it, opened it, etc. and was a bit curious as to whether it was even liquid at this point. Turns out, all was great! This is the 105 resin with 206 hardener. It’s a 5 to 1 mix, and my chosen system tells me to take this, then thin it with acetone, 50/50.

Makes a nice watery consistency.

To adhere it, the choice that made the most sense was to use one of the small touch-up rollers (foam). I found a couple of these cheap at Home Depot.
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