Do you have a recommendation for a release wax?

On September 22, 2018 11:55:05 PM UTC, "Rob Denney harryproa@gmail.com [harryproa]" <harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au> wrote:
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| > What kind heat temp you think is needed? Electric blanket or flame?
| > Probably something between?
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| The epoxy wil soften at less than 100C/212F so more than a blanket,
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| than a flame. Hot air guns, or blower heaters work well.
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| > This epoxy is supposed to take 72 hours to fully cure. Will it come
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| > easier after cure? Bake it the whole time? Or mostly when getting
| insistent
| > about it coming off?
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| Depends on the epoxy. Some are brittle ebfore full sure and will
| chip off,
| others are soft and won't. The less it is cured, the lower the heat
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| soften it and get it off.
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| > Heat the part and the glass? Or the glass from the back side?
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| The part, but gently and over a reasonably large surface area. ie
| don't
| put the nozzle of the heat gun against the epoxy and turn it on high
| for 10
| minutes.
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| > This is supposed to be a artistic ascetic creation at some point.
| Will a
| > release agent bother the epoxy finish? Any advice?
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| release won't affect the finish if applied properly. Plastic sheet
| might
| and might also show wrinkles if there is no peel ply layer.
| Unpoilshed wax
| might leave a residue on the part making painting or secondary
| bonding
| difficult.
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