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

[Bruce Freeman]

A lotta folks aren't aware that WD-40 is largely Stoddard's Solvent -
a petroleum distillate like paint thinner, but higher boiling.  They
may add some oil to it - I don't know.

I wondered whether such a solvent would work as well as ethyl acetate,
but I HATE getting petroleum distillates on my hands.  The smell never
goes away, and the stuff can't be good for you.

Bruce
NJ

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Lon Humphrey
<ironcrossforge at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> 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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Bruce
NJ