Any way to speed up cure time on 5200?

[Tony]

I had some 5200 left in a tube from a previous job so I decided to use it to coat the exposed wood on a small hole I cut in a bulkhead. A week later and its still very tacky to the touch, Ive had a heat lamp on it for a few days now. I thought about lining it with a thin strip of rubber tire tube, would the rubber bond to the 5200?

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Porbably not after it has skinned over. They do make a fast cure. If you are going to line it with rubber I would apply a small amount if new adhesive. You can then cover with wax paper or cellofane and tape down so you can continue to work.

Next hole seal with epoxy.

 

[Ratickle]

I had some 5200 left in a tube from a previous job so I decided to use it to coat the exposed wood on a small hole I cut in a bulkhead. A week later and its still very tacky to the touch, Ive had a heat lamp on it for a few days now. I thought about lining it with a thin strip of rubber tire tube, would the rubber bond to the 5200?

I think I've had it that stayed tacky for weeks and weeks. I always try to match holes with a common size of a plastic grommet type liner I can get at Lowes or somewhere. Then 5200 holds them in too well:ack2:.

 

[tommymonza]

Brownie wrote a few years back that they had a problem with curing and the rep told them to wet it down and that would kick it.

 

[Ratickle]

Brownie wrote a few years back that they had a problem with curing and the rep told them to wet it down and that would kick it.

That may be true, if it is on a spot that gets into the water, it loses its tackiness real fast it seems like.

 

[phragle]

I have heard of misting of with a spray bottle of water

 

[2112]

5200. Can't live with it, can't live without it.:boxing_smiley:

 

[Griff]

Use 4200 fast cure next time.

 

[Ratickle]

Use 4200 fast cure next time.

That's the easy way out.

 

[J-Bonz]

I cant beleive you used 5200 after all the drama that was typed about it.....

 

[Trim'd Up]

5200 is great stuff if your not in a hurry and you never wanna take whatever you put together apart again.

 

[Tony]

I cant beleive you used 5200 after all the drama that was typed about it.....

We could write a soap opera with all the drama.:sifone:

Like I said, it was left over, and all I was doing was sealing the exposed wood on a hole in the bulkhead.