psilvers Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I tried it once and I found that it was so thick that I had trouble getting an even coat without any drips. Any suggestions? Thanks, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I have not found it so thick that you can not brush it on. Once you mix it about 30 seconds start applying it on. It will self level. You can not let it sit for 10 minutes with out applying it. If it does get too thick to apply after 10 minutes or so, you can hit the mixed epoxy in your cup or whatever with a hair dryer this will liquefy it. But as soon as you do that the heat will accelerate the curing process(hardening) so you don't have much time with that either. I have heard guys mix the D2T with acetone or lacquer thinner. However I don't know what that's going to do to the powder paint, and I don't think if you do that you should heat it with a hair dryer. Lacquer thinner and Acetone are very volatile. Just my thoughts. Others may know better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilvers Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Thanks Cadman. I will have to try it again. It may be a while- all of my jig stuff has been packed up for a few months because we had some foundation work done. I just haven't had the time to get it unpacked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 If you have any more problems or you find a solution, post it here so everyone can learn:yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYbassman Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I am not an expert by any means, but I have found that a drop or two of common rubbing alcohol with thin devcon down tremendously without affecting cure time or cure hardness. Once again only a small drop or two, nothing more, and mix well. It will turn the devcon a milky color at first, and will thin it by about half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 The only time I ever had that problem was when I tried to epoxy 10 jigs with a single use of Devcon, by the time I reached the 8th jig it was getting to the point that it was had to apply and was very thick, but now I limit myself to 4 or 5 jigs and then mix more and by doing that I haven't had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psilvers Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Hmm, I just tried it once on some large jig heads. I may have waited a bit long to try and get out some bubbles that i stirred in. I will have to make a more determined effort. Thanks for all of the help. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippinfool Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Any time I use these type of coatings, I finish by putting the jig heads on a drying wheel and hitting them with a hair dryer. It levels everything out. Be sure not to have the heat to high with any kind of flash material or it will melt and or destort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 For most epoxies a 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyp Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 A good 15-20 minutes before you apply your coating, take your mixing cup and put it in the freezer, then mix up your coating, I have found this will give me some extra time when coating a large number of items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerkbait78 Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 A good 15-20 minutes before you apply your coating, take your mixing cup and put it in the freezer, then mix up your coating, I have found this will give me some extra time when coating a large number of items. What kind of mixing cups are you using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
