KBBS Archive 00,000

Life span of epoxy?

Posted By: Peter Schop
Date: Saturday, 15 August 1998, at 9:53 p.m.

In Response To: A good laugh (Paul A. Lambert)

> You builders out there may like this one. I had not built a boat for
> about a year and had some epoxy hanging around in the workshop. I
> figured," what the heck," and used it on a frame I had just
> finished. ...............

I guess it is better to laugh then to cry. But this brings up a good point. What is the life span of unused epoxy? I thought that I read that the resin and hardener have an unlimited shelf life. I have used epoxy that has sat for over a year with good results. If the resin starts to get cloudy, I put the bottle in a pan of hot water until it is clear again. Am I looking for trouble by doing this?

Messages In This Thread

A good laugh
Paul A. Lambert -- Tuesday, 11 August 1998, at 10:15 a.m.

Life span of epoxy?
Peter Schop -- Saturday, 15 August 1998, at 9:53 p.m.

Re: Life span of epoxy?
Paul A. Lambert -- Sunday, 16 August 1998, at 6:15 a.m.

Re: Life span of epoxy?
Mike Scarborough -- Sunday, 16 August 1998, at 9:34 a.m.

Re: Life span of epoxy?
Mike Spence -- Sunday, 16 August 1998, at 2:54 p.m.

They are covering their butts (legally)
Paul Jacobson -- Sunday, 16 August 1998, at 9:06 p.m.

Re: They are covering their butts (legally)
Mike Spence -- Sunday, 16 August 1998, at 10:33 p.m.

Here is their answer.
Mike Spence -- Monday, 17 August 1998, at 4:50 p.m.

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