Devcon Aluminum Putty 106010

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Chris Harris

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My Devcon Aluminum Putty has dried out a bit more than I would like and I was wondering if anyone had experience with adding some solvent to soften it a little before preparing it (mixing with hardener) for a bedding job.

I would appreciate your comments.

Chris
 
I'd avoid adding a solvent to the resin mix.

Toss it and get some new stuff is my advise.
 
You can put the aluminum putty (sealed) under hot running water for a while and it will thin out quite a bit. But be ready to work kinda quickly, Working time is cut down from about 40 min to about 15.
 
Stugotz said:
You can put the aluminum putty (sealed) under hot running water for a while and it will thin out quite a bit. But be ready to work kinda quickly, Working time is cut down from about 40 min to about 15.
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Great answer, but in my experience working time can be cut to more like FIVE minutes after mixing! :) If the mix starts to get sticky you'd better get 'er in NOW! I'm a concrete guy, it's just like "hot" mud......

al
 
Heat my aluminum puddy all the time with a heat gun to get a lower viscosity, only reduces the set time from 45 min. to 30 min., still plenty of time to apply.................Don
 
Some good information for those who use Devcon Putty:

I spoke with Devcon Technical Service today and they say there are two ways to soften up the putty before use:

1. Heat the putty to about 80F and then mix it with the catalyst. Interesting ... they said that the cure time should NOT be affected.

2. Use 5% by weight Acetone or Isopropyl Alcohol to thin it out. This will thin the putty out and flash off fairly quick. If one uses Isopropyl Alcohol try and use the more pure stuff (90%).

Hope this helps.

Chris
 
Don said:
Heat my aluminum puddy all the time with a heat gun to get a lower viscosity, only reduces the set time from 45 min. to 30 min., still plenty of time to apply.................Don
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True of new putty. The implication was that this Devcon was 'dried out'......

al
 
My putty was better described as "drier than I felt was easily manageable".

One thing I do want to make clear is that the Devcon tech support person said that the cure time should not be affected IF the temp was REDUCED after the mixing process. As long as the temp is high(er), it WILL shorten the cure time.

When I have done my own experimentation, I will post results.

Chris
 
Chris Harris said:
My putty was better described as "drier than I felt was easily manageable".

One thing I do want to make clear is that the Devcon tech support person said that the cure time should not be affected IF the temp was REDUCED after the mixing process. As long as the temp is high(er), it WILL shorten the cure time.

When I have done my own experimentation, I will post results.

Chris
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Know that the base material thins considerably when the catalyst is added.............Don
 
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