Full Version: One-part UV Cure for Outdoor

From: Puck (PUCKERBRUSH) [#12]
 8 Nov 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#11] 8 Nov 2006

How bad are the air bubbles? Cure time? Outside use, stay clear?

Puck

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#13]
 8 Nov 2006
To: Puck (PUCKERBRUSH) [#12] 8 Nov 2006

Not too many air bubbles and only noticeable on "close" scrutinization.

Brief outdoor testing says the urethane is staying clear, as opposed to traditional epoxy doming, which can yellow in a very short amount of time.

Curing time (UV exposure unit) depending on the height of the dome is about 20 minutes - similar to epoxy.

From: Puck (PUCKERBRUSH) [#14]
 8 Nov 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#13] 8 Nov 2006

Hmmm...I did a dog tag with the UV epoxy I got from Deco and hung it outside about 4 months ago. It turned a light yellow within a week but has held up other than that. Has gone through 17 to 100+ degree days to all day rain and wind. I used a ballchain and put it on to our BQ so that it gets lots of abuse. I'm really surprised that it has done as well as it has but the yellowing is a big problem and getting the epoxy to hold to the aluminum has really been a challenge.

Do you have a part number for the stuff your using to use when ordering?

Thanks,
Puck

From: LipChip [#15]
 8 Nov 2006
To: Puck (PUCKERBRUSH) [#14] 8 Nov 2006

Hello Puck,
Did any of my UV glazed products I did for you turn yellow? In over 16 years of the glazes being used, we have never heard of a yellow problem. I know it's not UV epoxy, but it's a great forever outside domed product.

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#16]
 8 Nov 2006
To: Puck (PUCKERBRUSH) [#14] 8 Nov 2006

The part number on my 2 oz. sample says:

UV-2345-E

From: Puck (PUCKERBRUSH) [#17]
 8 Nov 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#16] 8 Nov 2006

Thanks.

Let me know how they continue to work out, especially if you place one out side and applied on aluminum.

Puck

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#18]
 8 Nov 2006
To: Puck (PUCKERBRUSH) [#17] 8 Nov 2006

The pieces are laser-engraved black over silver alum.

I'll let you know how it goes.

You may want to send for a sample. No cost, and it will help answer some of your questions, regarding the nuances of working with it.

From: Puck (PUCKERBRUSH) [#19]
 8 Nov 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#18] 8 Nov 2006

I found where you had given a number for where you got your sample but didn't find a website, do they have one?

Thanks,
Puck

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#20]
 8 Nov 2006
To: Puck (PUCKERBRUSH) [#19] 29 Jan 2007

I had better luck explaining what I was looking for, over the phone, but here's the web site:

http://www.rbcepoxy.com/

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