Alumilite clear - how hot does it get as it cures?

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Alumilite clear - how hot does it get as it cures? Feb 27, 2019 23:45:19 GMT -5

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Post by sugarcreekracing on Feb 27, 2019 23:45:19 GMT -5

Alumilite Clear, how hot does it get as it cures?

I ask because I have a mold that I would like to put Evergreen Plastic tube inserts into and cast the resin around them.
I wanted to know if it got hot enough that I would need to be concerned with the plastic melting or deforming.

Evergreen is polystyrene.

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Alumilite clear - how hot does it get as it cures? Feb 28, 2019 6:52:27 GMT -5 sugarcreekracing likes this

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Post by notoes on Feb 28, 2019 6:52:27 GMT -5

Since the Clear is a "slow" cure (takes longer to cure), I'm fairly certain it doesn't get very hot. I poured some yesterday and didn't really notice it getting that warm but then again I wasn't paying a lot of attention to that. I've never tried using it with plastic so I wouldn't be able to say for sure if it would melt it or not. Now the RC-3 (the fast cure kind) I DO know gets hot and wouldn't recommend using with plastic because it does seem to get hot enough to melt plastic.

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sugarcreekracing New Member Posts: 4	Alumilite clear - how hot does it get as it cures? Mar 1, 2019 21:27:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by sugarcreekracing on Mar 1, 2019 21:27:19 GMT -5 I’ll follow up with what might seem an odd question. If I poured the clear into a frame of carbon fiber strips, would it stick to them?

notoes Moderator Posts: 672	Alumilite clear - how hot does it get as it cures? Mar 5, 2019 7:35:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by notoes on Mar 5, 2019 7:35:10 GMT -5 It should, I've seen it hold a lot of things so I don't see why it wouldn't.
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