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Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 7/7/2010, 11:28 am
In Response To: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios (Doug S)

: I've heard people on here make the statement - pick a brand of
: epoxy and stick with it. I wondered why & what was wrong
: with switching. I used up my original purchase of West Systems
: epoxy a little while back and decided to go with Raka for $$$
: purposes.

: I got caught by the pumps. The West Systems pumps were metered to
: the correct ratio. The Raka pumps weren't - so, I was supposed
: to handle the 2:1 ratio myself. I realized this morning the
: reason my last batch of epoxy (and assumingly the one on top of
: that - though, I haven't been down to check it out) hadn't
: hardened. I did 1:1 on the resin-to-hardener.

: SO... what now? My assumption is that I sand off the gooey stuff
: and reapply new. Right?

: This is on a Yost SOF.

: -Doug

Oh yeah btw, wear gloves, the uncured epoxy (more like the hardener) is still somewhat toxic. Another reason to not sand it, never want to sand and get airborn the uncured epoxy.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/7/2010, 10:33 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Larry C. -- 7/18/2010, 6:59 pm
Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 9:00 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
ken -- 9/2/2010, 1:30 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Robert N Pruden -- 7/13/2010, 2:02 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 7/13/2010, 8:42 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Al Edie -- 9/1/2010, 6:47 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 9/2/2010, 2:02 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Mike Bielski -- 9/2/2010, 12:59 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Donovan -- 9/1/2010, 9:12 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Will N To Go -- 9/1/2010, 8:24 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2010, 1:30 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Mike Savage -- 7/9/2010, 4:48 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2010, 1:32 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2010, 1:34 am
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
JohnK -- 7/8/2010, 9:05 pm
Re: Gloves for acetone? Latex, nitrile, vinyl????
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 11:54 pm
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Doug S -- 7/7/2010, 11:37 am
Re: How about them archives - answers
Scott B -- 7/17/2010, 10:55 pm
Re: How about them archives - answers
Will N to Go -- 7/15/2010, 12:15 am
Re: How about them archives - answers
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/15/2010, 10:16 am
Re: How about them archives - answers
Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2010, 1:33 am
Re: How about them archives - answers
wwfloyd -- 7/15/2010, 4:56 am
Re: How about them archives - answers
Jay Babina -- 7/8/2010, 8:13 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2010, 11:28 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
kirk -- 7/7/2010, 6:22 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 7:57 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Clayton Plunkett -- 7/8/2010, 6:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 8:51 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2010, 1:27 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2010, 11:23 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/7/2010, 11:39 am
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/7/2010, 12:45 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Doug S -- 7/7/2010, 2:08 pm
Re: Epoxy: 2 bad batches, incorrect ratios
Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2010, 2:31 am