When I flex coat I leave the temperature on 68 when Im in my room . . If I have to leave the rod turning for the majority of of the night I turn the heat down to 60 . Besides slower curing are there any other adverse effects to lowering the temp?

I leave my temp. at a constant 75%. I may be wrong but lower temps can cause humidity (water) bubbles to form in the finish

Good Wraps Bob

I don't think you'll have any problems. My basement used to get around 60 at night. I don't think that really affected the curing time that much either.

Other than taking a bit longer to set and cure, 60F isn't going to be necessarily harmful. Plus, your room temp doesn't suddenly plunge from 68 to 60. That takes at least s little while by which time the finish is likely already set.

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After a while when it has flowed, leveled all it will, you could turn the heat back up to help it harden.
If there are no fans blowing air and dust onto the blank

Bill - willierods.com

Maryann,
I generally find that for the best results, I like to keep the area of the rods curing at 75 to 80 degrees.
The higher temps will allow for a quicker cure with generally fewer problems.

A very simple thing to do is to simply take some cardboard and make a box to fit over the rod as it dries.

You can leave a couple of low wattage bulbs on the inside of the box - well away from the cardboard to maintain a warmer temperatur on the rods.

Also the box will keep dust off the rod as it dries.

Of course if you are going to do a lot of rods, it is nice to make a more permenant "oven" out of wood or other materials, with a drop down front door and bottom mounted lights to give a nice even heat in the oven.

Roger

Maryann,
Another possibility is, that if the area where the rod is drying is to put a space heater in the room and close the door.

This is what I do for my drying rods. i.e. the drying room is a separate room with its own heat, so it can be turned up when drying and back down when not using it.

For oven ideas, you can go to the photo section and do a search on rod drying ovens.

There are several very nice examples of rod drying ovens.

Roger

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