Other 5200 cure time

[Sanoman]

l know that it takes 1 week to completely cure and 48 hours to get tack free.What l'm wondering is how soon can you start using what you sealed up with it?

 

[Matt_E]

When it's cured. I wouldn't use it before then.

 

[Tyler Zane]

ask yourself, if this came unsealed how bad would it be? then decide if you want to wait. if it was a bilge outlet, then i probably wouldn't wait a week becasue im impatient.

 

[TITAN]

If it was something like footholds or something........I would wait for the full cure bro. Like mentioned above. Just imagine the PITA it would be if came apart and you had to go back in and rework everything.

 

[Sanoman]

Ok all great advise.Thanks

 

[Berky]

Humidity helps it cure along with heat , do a little test batch the same thickness close by and check it in 30 hours if you mist it and it's in the sun .

 

[Sanoman]

Thanks Tem for the pointer.You know what l was sealing up with it.l forcible tried to twist the the tube and it didn't move,so l gooped some on both ends and l'm letting it dry now.Thought l would fill the hull with water saturday to check to see if l have the leak stopped (more like a trickle).

 

[THRUST]

i would wait at least 5 days for the standard 5200 the other is about 36-48 hrs .
i have learned my lessons with it years ago the longer the better and i am in florida . like tem said heat will help .
it is a disaster to clean and redo if you dont wait .for me its fast cure or nothing