What Kind Of Epoxy Should I Use With Pcb Repairs

past Ron Graham

I started working regularly at Pino Ridge Cemetery, an abandoned, historic cemetery in Bay City, Michigan in 2009. For several years, I concentrated on mowing and clearing out scrub growth (clusters of hawthorn with up to 1 ½" thorns). I reached a point where things looked better with the grass and trees. That's when I began working on monuments that needed to be raised, straightened, or stood up.

In 2022, two things happened that changed my direction. First, I started to get assistance with the mowing, which immune me more time to work on the damaged monuments. Second, I started probing the ground and found several alpine obelisks (upwardly to 81″), ii of which were broken in two.

cemetery monument repairs

Toppled headstones in the cemetery in need of repair.

Cemetery Monument Repairs with Six10 Epoxy

I began searching for a way to repair the breaks and found W System Six10 Thickened Epoxy Adhesive. Before trying information technology, I talked to Gougeon Technical Service and confirmed that information technology would be appropriate for cemetery monument repairs. Afterwards my start couple of repairs, I was satisfied.

While I was working one day, a homo was looking around the cemetery. I asked if he could use some help finding a grave and he said yes. As it turned out the man was one of the founders of Gougeon Brothers, Joel Gougeon, and he was looking for a Civil War veteran who was his not bad-slap-up-grandad. I showed him the gentleman'due south monument and asked if he'd like to run across what I had accomplished with the Six10. He took some pictures of the repair I showed him and asked me to go with him to meet his brother Meade Gougeon, which I did.

From then to the present, Gougeon Brothers, Inc. has supplied the epoxy which I take used to repair approximately ninety headstones. I'm not finished repairing all the monuments; however, I'1000 nearing the stop of this large cemetery which was abased in 1931. It's looking quite good. Merely when I stick the probe into the footing I never know what I will detect that needs repair next.

Assembly and Instruction

When assembling the stone pieces, I lay them out and mark the points of contact. The next stride is a adept cleaning, including wire brushing to eliminate any loose or soft surface material. Adjacent, I use acetone to clean all surfaces to be epoxied. When all is gear up, I apply Six10 in a band on ane surface. Then I seat the pieces together and clamp them. This squeezes the epoxy into all of the cavities. I as well use Six10 to bridge gaps equally needed for strength.

To finish the project, I make what I call fake marble past mixing pulverized marble with West Organization 105 Resin and 206 Slow Hardener. This makes a thick paste which I use to make full all holes, gaps, and grooves to friction match the surface. To match the color, I add together WEST SYSTEM 501 White Pigment.

When I started this project I was working lone, but now we have a 501 (c) 3 not-profit system called Friends of Pine Ridge Cemetery.

cemetery monuments repaired

The headstones repaired and reinstalled.