For more information about Six10 Adhesive, see the WEST SYSTEM User Manual & Product Guide or visit wwwwestsystem.com. 6.3 Casting epoxy bases for hardware Occasionally, fittings must be set at specific angles to the hull or deck surfaces. Downrigger bases, lifeline stanchions, winches and turning blocks are all good examples. Traditionally, hand-carved, wedge-shaped shims have been used to achieve the proper angles with such fittings. Unfortunately, wooden shims require a great deal of time and carpentry skill. Hardware casting can save time and is easy to do; more importantly, anti uv composite outdoor flooringit can result in a stronger, waterproof base. Cast the hardware at an angle to the surface as follows: 1. Prepare the bonding surfaces. Clean the substrate and hardware bonding surfaces with solvent to remove any contaminants. Sand the deck with 50-grit sandpaper. Apply a release agent, such as an automobile wax or a non-stick cooking spray, to the base of the hardware.

2. Position the hardware. Mark the outline of the hardware and shim it to its desired angle. Mark the shim locations. Often one edge of the fitting will rest on the deck and become the zero point for the required angle. 3. Wet out the substrate (deck) surface with resin/hardener mixture except for the shim locations. 4. Cast epoxy supports under the hardware (Figure 6-3a). Prepare a mixture of resin/hardener/404 High-Density filler (peanut butter consistency). Use the mixing stick to place three portions of the mixture within the hardware outline, evenly spaced around the perimeter. Use enough of the mixture and pile the mixture high enough to contact the base of the hardware when it is shimmed in its proper position. When cured, the epoxy supports will take the place of the temporary shims. Set the fitting in place with the temporary shims holding the hardware at the proper height and angle. The bottom of the hardware should contact all three epoxy supports.pool surround fence seattle Allow the epoxy supports to cure thoroughly. 5. Tap the hardware with a mallet to break it loose and remove the temporary shims. Mask off the area around the fitting with duct tape and plastic in case of accidental epoxy spills. 6. Prepare the deck and hardware for casting the base. Wash and sand the cured epoxy in the deck base area.

Reapply mold release to the hardware base. At this time, mask off areas of the hardware that you don't want to come in contact with the epoxy. You may also find it helpful to place small pieces of tape over the holes in the hardware item to prevent the epoxy mixture from oozing up through them when the piece is repositioned. 7. Apply enough thickened epoxy/404 (peanut butter consistency) to fill the entire base area.price wood plastic composites If the base to be cast is more than ?" (12mm) thick, you may want to use 206 Slow Hardener to reduce the possibility of exothermic heat buildup during the curing process. Build up the mixture slightly taller than the base supports, roughly forming the shape of the base. Fill all voids around the epoxy supports.