REFLECTOR: Epoxy and Hardener

[Jim Sower]

MGS RULES !!


Ronnie Brown wrote:

>Fred:
>
>Here's an excerpt from a recent post by Andy Millen:
>
>"Also, I had my EZ-84 hardener go bad.  The factory ships about 2 1/2
>gallons with the kit.  It doesn't like light and it doesn't like to
>breathe.  If you let it, the styrene will evaporate.  It will slowly go
>from the green-yellow thin syrup to something that is as dark as
>molasses and pours like it too.  When it does the epoxy cures brittle
>and adheres poorly.  For that reason I only keep my resin in the warmer.
>The hardener seems to last longer.
>
>Just a thought or theory on the hardener.  The plastic bucket it came in
>might have allowed the styrene to dissipate.  If I had it to do again I
>might put it in an opaque container like a sealed paint can.  If it was
>sealed tightly enough, I might even keep it in the refrigerator until I
>needed it.  The epoxy and hardener aren't terribly expensive from the
>factory.  What will kill you is the shipping.  I think it was $57 for
>1/2 gallon of hardener to be delivered to my door.
>
>End of Quote
>  
>