I was trying to coat my 5th build when this happened and it never happened to me before.
I've always applied a thinned first coating to all my rods, and while I was stirring the epoxy mix (Flex Coat Lite). The mixture hardened even when I was stirring it, and I could hear the sound of it hardening. The bottom of the mixing cup was warm as well. I tried 5 times and it occurred every single times with or without denatured alcohol added. I've always using Flex Coat Lite for all my builds since they are very easy to use and I can prolong the resin life of it when I need to. And these are a brand new unopened set.
I always coated my guides indoor for dust control but I noticed that the Flex Coat Lite hardener (B) smells stronger than I can remember. It smells like Rod Dancer hardener paste that I use to glue reel seats, grips and tip tops which forced me to assemble them outdoor.
Backstory.
It's been a couple of months since my 4th build and I moved all my rod making equipment to the garage since I didn't plan to build another rod for sometime.
Do you guys think the heat in the garage altered the chemical composition of the resin? I've ordered a new set but I am curious what caused the resin to harden during the mixing.
cheers.
I've always applied a thinned first coating to all my rods, and while I was stirring the epoxy mix (Flex Coat Lite). The mixture hardened even when I was stirring it, and I could hear the sound of it hardening. The bottom of the mixing cup was warm as well. I tried 5 times and it occurred every single times with or without denatured alcohol added. I've always using Flex Coat Lite for all my builds since they are very easy to use and I can prolong the resin life of it when I need to. And these are a brand new unopened set.
I always coated my guides indoor for dust control but I noticed that the Flex Coat Lite hardener (B) smells stronger than I can remember. It smells like Rod Dancer hardener paste that I use to glue reel seats, grips and tip tops which forced me to assemble them outdoor.
Backstory.
It's been a couple of months since my 4th build and I moved all my rod making equipment to the garage since I didn't plan to build another rod for sometime.
Do you guys think the heat in the garage altered the chemical composition of the resin? I've ordered a new set but I am curious what caused the resin to harden during the mixing.
cheers.