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by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: Wet-out chopped strand mat and woven fabric test samples are prepared for moisture uptake testing. Chopped strand mat, in fabric form, is sold on the roll and in small folded packages. It is made up of 1″-2″ long fiberglass strands that are randomly oriented and typically held […]
by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: Testing of epoxy adhesion over stains was done with a number of different stains. We have occasionally reported results of adhesion testing of WEST SYSTEM® epoxy to wood coated with various stains. In “Varnish Over Epoxy,” we touched on the topic of wood stains under epoxy and […]
by Bruce Niederer — GBI Technical Advisor Above: Our study of adding pigments to epoxy. We often get asked ‘What can I use to color my epoxy?’ The intended application is as varied as our customers. Often it’s simply to make it easier to paint over or to provide a color indicator between layers. Sometimes […]
by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: The Rapid Strip Brush™ is a great tool when you want to prepare fiberglass laminates for epoxy adhesion. During a recent inspirational hardware store visit, I discovered a rotary wire brush made by Norton™ called the Rapid Strip Brush™. It is used with an electric drill and […]
A good method for particleboard furniture repair by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: Particleboard furniture repair can be tricky when screws strip out. G/5 Five Minute Epoxy Adhesive offers an easy solution to fixing inexpensive furniture when this happens. I recently broke the leg off an old workshop table. The tabletop was made […]
