Travaco Marine-Tex Epoxy Putty Kit

Features:

• Marine-Tex Epoxy Putty is a heavy-duty structural epoxy
• Applications:
  • Repair aluminum, fiberglass and wooden boats
  • Reinstall loose or stripped fasteners
  • Permanently bond dissimilar metals without galvanic corrosion
• Marine-Tex paste provides waterproof repairs that can be used with fiberglass tape or cloth to bridge holes and reinforce structural repairs as needed
• Easy-to-apply paste for emergency and permanent repairs to machinery and equipment, hulls, decks, stripped fasteners, and tanks
  • Including exhaust lines, outdrives, tanks, piping and stringers
  • Marine-tex can be used to repair gouges in wood and fiberglass making the repaired area stronger than before
• Marine-Tex is a creamy paste consistency that can be applied on vertical or horizontal surfaces
• Easily fills gaps, and can be shaped to rebuild damaged components
• Sufficient working time for complex repairs
• Marine-Tex can be sanded or ground to shape, tapped and drilled, and finished with most common paints and coatings

Specifications:

• Coverage:
  • (2) Ounces covers 17 square inches at 1/8" thick
  • (14) Ounce Kit: 124 square inches at 1/8" thick
  • Maximum applied thickness is 1-1/2 inches
• Mixing Ratio:
  • (5) parts epoxy resin to 1 part hardener by volume
  • When mixing by weight, the ratio is 6.3 parts resin to 1 part hardener
  • Always keep the epoxy at room temperature before mixing
• Cure Time:
  • (24) hours at a constant temperature of 72 degrees F
  • Lower temperatures will create longer cure times
  • It is not recommended to apply the product in temperatures below 55 degrees F
• Compressive Strength:
  • Gray - 13,000 PSI (910 Kg/Cm2)
  • White - 8,700 PSI (610 Kg/Cm2)
• Adhesion Shear Strength:
  • Gray - 1,800 PSI (126 Kg/Cm2)
  • White - 2,300 PSI (160 Kg/Cm2)
• Chemical Resistance: Most common acids, alkalies and hydrocarbons.
• Tensile Strength: 4,000 PSI (280 Kg/Cm2)

In the Box:

• Catalyst
• Resin
• Instructions

Note: All strengths are dependent upon make-up of substrate and surface preparation.