I use TM Lite. I apply finish in a room that the temperature ranges from about 62 to 68 degrees. Does have that any affect on the finishing process? I just figure the guides may take a little longer to dry.

62 is a little cool. You may find it takes a week or so to cure at that temperature. You'll have better success at 70-75 if you can get it there. If you are consistently in the low 60's for temp, you might consider a simple drying box. A search on this site will give you lots of ideas to make an inexpensive one at home.

I have a gas stove in the rod shop and usually I set it to 75 for a couple hours on the timer. It's tack-free overnight but still takes another day or 2 to fully cure.

Terry

Bruce, I use the same finish at about the same temp. I like the fact that tm lite has a long set life to begin with.I can epoxy a whole in one setting. I let it turn and dry all night and get excellent results.

Bob Kraft Wrote:
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> Bruce, I use the same finish at about the same
> temp. I like the fact that tm lite has a long set
> life to begin with.I can epoxy a whole in one
> setting. I let it turn and dry all night and get
> excellent results.


Hey Bob, Do you mean my temperatures 62 to 68 degrees?

The epoxy will certainly take a little longer to set and cure. With respect to our popular thread coating epoxies, every 20F increase or decrease from about 70F results in either halving or doubling the set and cure time. Figure from there.

A temp of about 75F is ideal for most of our epoxies. 68F isn't going to throw you off by much, but at 62 you may find the epoxy a little thick to apply easily.

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My rod room in basement about 68. Dont like it any cooler than that. A small space heater under your finishing bench while you epoxing might help.

This time of year, the room in which I wrap my rods is about 68 degrees. I haven't experienced any difficulties. In fact, it may be my imagination, but I believe Threadmaster Lite will level better at that temperature than it does in warmer summer months. It also allows me a greater margin of error when applying the second coat of finish. Delamination is less of a peril, IMO.
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Threadmaster Lite takes longer to cure than regular finish, still tacky after curing overnight if it's cool. I finish the rods out in the garage. I have a radiant heater to heat the workbench space and that will get the finish to cure in several hours.