Reflector: EZ-Poxy Hardener

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>From what I have been told by the Manufacture.
The best thing you can do for the Epoxy is keep it
at a stabile temp. Heating and cooling it  causes water
to condense in to it which shortens it's life and turns the
hardener darker brown. What has worked for me has been  to use a oil filled
electric base board heater in my Glue Cabinet. Keeps the
Epoxy ready to use at any time year round. And you can set the temp
and forget it.



7 years and still going.

Ron


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Balic" <alex157 at pwhome.com>
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 8:32 AM
Subject: RE: Reflector: EZ-Poxy Hardener


>I have one of those tower dual head halogen lights- when I have cold
> epoxy just keep it about 18 - 24" away with the lights on the epoxy-
> warms it up in about 20 minutes- don't get too close though, will melt
> the lids on the containers- yes I found that out the hard way..........
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Phil Hooper
> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 11:06 AM
> To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
> Subject: RE: Reflector: EZ-Poxy Hardener
>
> Jorge, this is a continuing problem for me, partly because I'm a slow
> builder.  Last night I had to clean up the dad-gum pump because I
> couldn't
> get it to flow, even when wiring the spout.  What a mess!  Every time I
> open
> my storage cabinet I smell styrene, which the factory says is OK.  When
> you
> don't smell it no more, don't use it.  I found that a heat lamp or hot
> water
> in the sink dissolves the crystals.  I'm going to Spruce this morning to
> buy
> a jug of hardener in a metal can, keeping the lid tight (the styrene
> leaches
> out through the porous plastic bottles from the factory) and then only
> having a small quantity in the pump.  I'm also going to try to weather
> seal
> the door of the hot box to slow the process, probably to no avail.  Your
> unopened bottles should probably be OK, happened to me too, just heat
> them
> up.  If you smell styrene, they likely are OK.  Someone has said you can
> thin the goo with denatured alcohol, but Brendan (rest his employee
> soul)
> said no.
>
> Blessings
>
> Phil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Jorge Bujanda
> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 6:16 AM
> To: Velocity Builder's Forum. Reflector
> Subject: Reflector: EZ-Poxy Hardener
>
> I've noticed that the EZ-Poxy hardener becomes grumous at the bottom of
> the container in the pump, even though the inside of the epoxy box
> maintains between 80 (night) and 90 (day) degrees.  These grumes tend to
>
> dissolve with increased temperature and specially with stirring.  The
> problem is, I need to unclog the pump, and go through the
> heating/stirring process almost every day.  I have kept two unopened
> bottles inside the house since I got them with the kit and found they
> were in the same condition.
>
> If I expose the bottles to early morning sun to dissolve, will this
> damage the hardener?   Is the hardener already bad and what is the
> cause?   If I get rid of it, how do I keep this from happening to the
> new one?
>
> I welcome your comments.  Thanks
>
> Regards,
>  Jorge Bujanda
>  XL FG (under construction)
>  Palmdale, CA
>
> "Make your best case... not the best case."
> "Spare the noise... convince through silence."
>
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>
>
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