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Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 2/15/2000, 12:02 pm

I've wondered the same thing myself, Rehd, but I don't think it's possible. As my friend Pete Rudie explained it to me, one molecule of resin has to match up with one molecule of hardener for the epoxy to fully cure. I don't think the hardener would ever reach all of those epoxy molecules, especially those saturated down into the wood.

> julie and Shawn

> In your case Shawn, the epoxy was mixed with Too much hardner as you said.
> In Julie's case the epoxy was not mixed. Is there the slightest chance
> that if she was to clean off 90% of the unmixed/cured epoxy and that when
> covering the hull with her glass/epoxy that it might set off the residual
> epoxy in the wood?? Not giving advice, but, asking a question.

> Rehd

> I wiped down the old surface with acetone

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cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Julie Kanarr -- 2/14/2000, 12:57 pm
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Julie Kanarr -- 2/16/2000, 12:35 am
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
lee -- 2/15/2000, 9:06 pm
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Chris in Cajun Country -- 2/15/2000, 10:39 pm
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Larry C. -- 2/14/2000, 3:12 pm
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Shawn Baker -- 2/14/2000, 1:50 pm
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Rehd -- 2/15/2000, 12:49 am
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Shawn Baker -- 2/15/2000, 12:02 pm
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Bram -- 2/15/2000, 11:45 am
Re: Mix ratio
Don B -- 2/16/2000, 12:35 am
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Julie Kanarr -- 2/14/2000, 2:19 pm
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Don B -- 2/15/2000, 12:37 am
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Chris in Cajun Country -- 2/14/2000, 3:49 pm
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Ross Leidy -- 2/14/2000, 2:35 pm
Re: cleaning epoxy resin off hull panels
Ross Leidy -- 2/14/2000, 1:43 pm