Date:         Fri, 24 Sep 2004 21:57:28 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Current van projects / seamless
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>A couple of pics of the seamless project.  Love this Metal-2-Metal
>product.  Like Bondo, but apparently made out of powdered aluminum and
>resin.  Sets up in 3-5 minutes though.  Gotta work fast and olny mix up a
>little at a time.

What's the bet this stuff is an epoxy?

I have used epoxy laminating resins to make fiberglass casts of
fossil whales. Good stuff, much nicer than the much more common
polyester, but... it does tend to soften with heat. Strong sunlight
may do this. A cast, when warmed-up, is somewhat flexible... and will
not spring back to shape when bent. But in a seam this is hardly
going to be a problem.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut