[TheForge] My latest discovery - cleaning up wet epoxy cement

[Peter Hirst]

Acetone, methy ehtyl ketone, both readily available at the paint store.  And 
contrary to mfg recommendations,  acetone works just fine for  thinning 
epoxy resins even to sparayable consistency.  I once epoxied a 17 foot wood 
boat  with a two part resin (Read Plastics, Rockville MD), acetone for 
thinner and a Wagner  airless sprayer, for a fraction of what a WEST job 
would have run.  The result looked like a varnish ad, I was told. I'll stick 
with the acetone.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lon Humphrey" <ironcrossforge at roadrunner.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] My latest discovery - cleaning up wet epoxy cement


> for clean up of still wet epoxy try WD 40 works great
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:56 AM
> Subject: [TheForge] My latest discovery - cleaning up wet epoxy cement
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>> So, I was working with J-B Weld, an epoxy glue/filler, when a breeze
>> flips foil I had the stuff on onto my hand.  And it was downhill from
>> there.
>>
>> I kinda figured I'd get the stuff off about the time this layer of
>> skin wore off, but I diligently rubbed away as much of the wet stuff
>> as I could with an old rag.
>>
>> Then I decided to try a solvent I've used to clean up lots of things -
>> tape adhesives, paint, asphalt, etc.  What did I have to lose?  I put
>> some on a small cloth and started rubbing.  No shit - the stuff
>> actually removed wet epoxy cement (J-B Weld, anyway.  I assume that's
>> typical epoxy)!  I've never found anything else that would touch that
>> stuff!
>>
>> The solvent is ethyl acetate.   I consider it a miracle stuff-remover,
>> and it's reputation has just been enhanced in my book.   It's
>> "non-toxic" (meaning that traces won't poison you - but don't drink
>> it!).  Its smell is strong, but not all that unpleasant, like a
>> slightly fruity acetone.  It's quite flammable, but less so than
>> acetone.   You're not likely to find it in your local paint store, but
>> it is available though scientific supply houses.  Try Thomas
>> Scientific.
>>
>> -- 
>> Bruce
>> NJ
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