fishordie79 Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) Hey TU Folks! This morning I used my digital scale to mix some epoxy and then coated a lure I spent a good day carving on to get just right. I just got home from work and the epoxy is nowhere near as dry as it should be. I think my scale may have been acting funny and the ratio got messed up. What should I do? Should I mix more epoxy and put another coat on or just let this lure sit on the drier for a few days and see what happens? Edited December 5, 2019 by fishordie79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 5, 2019 Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, fishordie79 said: Hey TU Folks! This morning I used my digital scale to mix some epoxy and then coated a lure I spent a good day carving on to get just right. I just got home from work and the epoxy is nowhere near as dry as it should be. I think my scale may have been acting funny and the ratio got messed up. What should I do? Should I mix more epoxy and put another coat on or just let this lure sit on the drier for a few days and see what happens? Every epoxy I've used has been measured by volume, not weight, because the different components have different weights. Check the label on your epoxy to see what ration, by volume, the manuf. recommends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishordie79 Posted December 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 I have two different kinds of epoxy. One is mixed by weight and the other by volume. This one was by weight but I think my scale didn't measure correctly. Do you think I can safely put another coat on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted December 6, 2019 Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 Putting a properly measure red and mixed layer of epoxy over one that didn’t cure properly will cure the bad epoxy and fix the problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishordie79 Posted December 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 @BobP you're my saviour dude. I spent so many hours carving that bait I was nearly crushed when that epoxy got screwed up. I already applied another new coat and instead of sitting here worrying about it I can rest easy thanks to your insight. Thanks again man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
