Thread: Stubborn Legs
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Old 02-21-2008
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Default Re: Stubborn Legs

To those of you that might not understand what I mean by premature curing, it is when you let some UV from whatever source direct or indirect get to the resin before it flows to the end of the legs. This causes the resin to thicken and to cease to flow. Now we might have different water over here than other parts of the world but we find that 2 dry days would not mean that moisture was not present. Whilst I agree increased injector head pressure can cause some flow restriction, in tests we have carried out this tends to apply more to combinations than starbreaks.
Now I have posted this before but you can try this very easy test, on the shady side of the car maybe even a side window place a small drop of pit fill on the glass and cover it, wait a minute and even in the shade you will find it has cured. Proof if any is needed of the need for a UV shield at all times.

Now when we flex a star with a probe the legs open ,so if we increase the injector head pressure does not the same happen, it did when I just tried it on our practise screen. Make an upside down V shape now this is the shape of most damage place it on a surface and push down and it opens up, pull up and it closes. This is an example of what happens when we flex starbreak.

Splitpit I am not asking you to do these excersise as I know you are already very succesful but these are some of the thing we get guys to do in our training classes. It works great for getting the message across.

Hey who pinched my if in doubt dry it out line. I have copyright on that one. LOL
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