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Mix Epoxy and Hardener

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What is J-B Weld for? How To Repair With J-B Weld

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What happens here

To prepare the epoxy for application, squeeze a small, equal amount (a couple of small dabs) of both the steel-reinforced epoxy and the hardener onto a small mixing surface, such as a piece of wood or cardboard. Using a mixing stick, thoroughly combine the two components until the mixture achieves a completely consistent, dark gray color. The presenter notes the consistency is like a paste, neither too thick nor too thin, and highlights its ability to withstand temperatures up to 550 degrees Fahrenheit once cured. He mentions that the material works well for horizontal applications where instant tack is not critical.

Goal: Create a consistently mixed epoxy compound for strong adhesion

Tools and materials

  • JB Weld Original Cold Weld Formula — The two components to be mixed
  • Mixing Stick — Mixing the epoxy components
  • Mixing Surface — A disposable surface for mixing the epoxy

What they say

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the hardener just going to dab a little bit on there and it's not it's kind of like a paste it's not very thick not very thin kind of right in between it's a great for gluing stuff that's not hanging horizontal stuff that's horizontal this this letter actually sits on here it doesn't have an instant tack so if there's too much weight it could fall off so this is kind of an experiment whether it's going to hang on there or not so we'll show you we're just going to mix this up it mixes up to just a light dark gray not light gray but dark gray i want to get it so the color is completely consistent and even like i've had multiple extension poles break that i've glued this with and it dries typically harder than the surface you're actually gluing it to so it's once it gets a steel reinforced epoxy they can withstand temperatures up to 550 degrees so you can actually i've i didn't glue some parts on my boat engine with it but somebody else did and they actually held up and stuck so there's all mixed up dark gray now i'm just going to apply a little bit to each one of these um plastic fittings right here they're those were plastic this has an epoxy on here that's um failed so the sign guy that made this didn't use too strong of an epoxy the epoxy obviously stuck to

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