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Last edited by Jayz66 (January 7, 2013 5:30 pm)
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How long is the working time after the mixing is complete ? looks like good stuff .
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Looks good, is the epoxy strong enough to replace all the plastic?? reason I ask is I have a Mustang pony interior wheel that just the outside ring was covered in plastic. In order to get it powdercoated I had to remove all the plastic. I was planning to wrap it in rope, then add some padding followed by a stitch up leather wheel cover but the epoxy give me ideas... dangerous to have ideas, I know 
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How long is the working time after the mixing is complete ? looks like good stuff .
You get about 10 minutes working time until it becomes less workable. The putty is pretty stiff right from the start.
Looks good, is the epoxy strong enough to replace all the plastic?? reason I ask is I have a Mustang pony interior wheel that just the outside ring was covered in plastic. In order to get it powdercoated I had to remove all the plastic. I was planning to wrap it in rope, then add some padding followed by a stitch up leather wheel cover but the epoxy give me ideas... dangerous to have ideas, I know
When this stuff is cured, it is very hard and I'd think it would have zero flex. It might be too brittle to do what you want, but I'd like to see a picture of what you have in mind anyway.
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I've been working on the wheel some. Here are some more pics, and maybe more tomorrow too.
The putty looks a bit crude. I'd like to try other products after I run out of this putty, but I've restored 3 wheels so far and I haven't even used 1/3 of the putty I have.
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I've done some sanding using my Ryobi multitool, a file, a pocket knife blade and some 150 grit sandpaper. The results you get will depend on how carefully you work and what kind of shape the wheel was in to start with. I use the multitool with a small sanding drum to get the majority of the putty trimmed down. Then I use a hand file to get the shape almost right. Then a pocket knife blade at a 90 degree angle and make a scraping motion. This will flake off any thin layer of putty that is not down in the groove. I finally clean up with 150 grit and work to finer grits.
I think I made a promise to make this crack disappear.
Last edited by Jayz66 (January 13, 2013 5:10 pm)
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