I friggin hate epoxy

[piemma]

I was going to post this before DJ's post but I will now. I went back to just mirror coating 2 years ago. Since I don't sell my plugs I am not concerned with looking like a commercial plug. I have posted pics of my plugs and the general consensus was that they looked great.

I usually do 2 or 3 coats of clear gloss. One word of caution!!! Use the same brand gloss as the paint you use. I made the mistake once of mixing different brands and the gloss coat crinkled like crumbled aluminum foil .

[justplugit]

I think the temp along with the proper mix, are the most important things I mix the e-tex or mirror in a cup inside a cup of hot water. Hit the plug with a hair dryer before applyin to warm it, and spin with two 100 watt flood lamps inside the box.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Unless they are being swapped or made for other people, I generally dont coat my plugs... and if I do I generally only do it on needles and poppers....

[Krispy]

[gldnbear93]

I don't know if this is just an anomaly, but the smoothest clearest coat of etex that I ever applied to a batch of plugs was also done in the coldest tempurature that I have ever done it. I store it in an unheated garage. I applied it in a cool basement (55 degrees or so). I did not heat/warm it before mixing or applying. I did not do anything different than I usually do, but they came out so smooth and clear.

[Nebe]

Not to brag, but i have the most ideal setup for clearcoating with epoxy and also for drying out my plugs that have just been sealed. My glass studio hovers around 90 degrees if i turn off my exhaust fan. when i want to dry out my plugs i slide them underneath or on top of my glass furnace- its easily 150 to 200 degreees where they are drying. cememnt floors so i dont care if epoxy drips..

If anyone is in a pinch, they are welcome to bring down their plugs to dry underneath Bertha... i got plenty of room. when i use minwax wood hardner, i can prime them the same day i seal them

[NEXT2NUN]

I swiched to flex coat rod epoxy last year and had good results.It comes with sringes so mixing the right amount is not a problem. Doesn't yellow, and it's made for outdoor use .

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Not to brag, but i have the most ideal setup for clearcoating with epoxy and also for drying out my plugs that have just been sealed. My glass studio hovers around 90 degrees if i turn off my exhaust fan. when i want to dry out my plugs i slide them underneath or on top of my glass furnace- its easily 150 to 200 degreees where they are drying. cememnt floors so i dont care if epoxy drips..

If anyone is in a pinch, they are welcome to bring down their plugs to dry underneath Bertha... i got plenty of room. when i use minwax wood hardner, i can prime them the same day i seal them

Is this like the apex triangle thing.

[NIB]

Originally Posted by gldnbear93

I don't know if this is just an anomaly, but the smoothest clearest coat of etex that I ever applied to a batch of plugs was also done in the coldest tempurature that I have ever done it. I store it in an unheated garage. I applied it in a cool basement (55 degrees or so). I did not heat/warm it before mixing or applying. I did not do anything different than I usually do, but they came out so smooth and clear.

Thats probably because in the winter months there's generally much less humdity.even though there a 100 percent humidty level outside today inside it's only 40 percent.In the summer months I'm lucky to see 55 percent inside. unless ur garage is detached it all gets good an dry which is nice for epoxy.