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Canadabowyer
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Bowyers...Thunderbird Epoxy use
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January 24, 2008, 01:33:00 PM »
Any and all opinions about this finish appreciated and what kind of respirator do you use. Thanks, Bob
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Bodork
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Re: Bowyers...Thunderbird Epoxy use
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January 24, 2008, 06:53:00 PM »
I love the stuff. It takes a LONG time to dry though. The satin is my favorite.
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Crooked Stic
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January 24, 2008, 07:57:00 PM »
Its a great finish. Fills and rubs out good to. The only down side is the drying time. I use a good cartridge type respirator
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R.W.
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Re: Bowyers...Thunderbird Epoxy use
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January 24, 2008, 10:41:00 PM »
CanadaBowyer,
Jim Godden of Mississippi Lake Longbow in Ontario, wrote an article about brush finishing with Thunderbird Epoxy.
The article was in Bowyers Journal, I believe, summer, 07 issue.
R.W.
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Holm-Made
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January 24, 2008, 10:57:00 PM »
I allow 24 hours between coats. I do 3 full coats then splatter the last coat. Finishing a bow ties up the shop for 4 days. Certainly is durable though.
I use an airbrush now because it goes through 1/3rd of the finish an hvlp goes through. Stuff isn't cheap. Chad
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Canadabowyer
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January 24, 2008, 11:17:00 PM »
Thank you all,I just finished two longbows with it and really liked the job it did.I cured it in the heatbox at 100 degrees so only 4 hours between each coat. The odor was stronger than other epoxys I have used in the past so I am wondering which cartridge is the proper one. Organic Vapor or acid gas? or possibly another that I don't know about. Bob
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wingnut
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Re: Bowyers...Thunderbird Epoxy use
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January 25, 2008, 07:47:00 AM »
The vapor is the thinner that you use. We have a cartridge for paint, not the dust one. Works great. We have been using it for eight months now and have been very satisfied with he performance. You can't find a tougher finish.
Mike
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Mike Westvang
Canadabowyer
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January 25, 2008, 05:49:00 PM »
I contacted the owners of Thunderbird epoxy and the correct cartridge is"organic vapor with charcoal". I am brushing the finish and it works easy with a minimum of sanding between coats.The artical that R.W. mentioned is a good one.It is in the Summer 2007 issue of "The Bowyers Journal".Thank you all for the input. This is what makes the "Trad Gang" so great. Bob
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Bryan
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January 25, 2008, 06:06:00 PM »
I also use it with superb results...once its taken a full cure the stuff is nearly bullet proof....I also cure mine in my heat box around 90-100 degrees. Like regular epoxy, its supposed to make it harden better with heat. It also makes it go a little faster!
Bryan
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Sixby
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January 26, 2008, 03:27:00 AM »
MMM problem I have with all the slow drying finishes is lint and dust. What do you do about that with a finish that takes a full day to dry?
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Canadabowyer
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January 26, 2008, 01:07:00 PM »
Sixby,I wipe down the bow with denatured alcohol after sanding and then after appling the finish I put it in the bow oven at reduced heat to dry.About 4 hours at 100 degrees F. I keep the oven as clean as possible by keeping it closed up when working in the shop and wipe it out once in a while.Any minor dust flecks can be taken out after the finish cures completly with #0000 steel wool. Hope this helps, I am still learning myself and this forum is great!! Bob
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