Epoxy Resin Cleaner
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Printed Date: April-16-2025 at 10:58am
Topic: Epoxy Resin Cleaner
Posted By: Jim_In_Houston
Subject: Epoxy Resin Cleaner
Date Posted: April-12-2005 at 1:57pm
What is a good epoxy resin cleaner? Acetone? MEK? I cannot bring myself to pay for what some epoxy suppliers call "Epoxy Cleaning Solvent".
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Happy owner of a '66 and a '68 Mustang
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Posted By: David F
Date Posted: April-12-2005 at 3:00pm
Acetone works perfectly. So far, I am on my fourth gallon of epoxy resin repairing my '93 SN. I use acetone to clean the rollers, scissors and other tools.
Some people say acetone can be used as an epoxy thinner as well. This would probably be ok if thinning to use the epoxy as a penetrating sealer or rot repair, but I am not confident that it is a good idea nor have I tried it myself.
I think MEK would work just as well as would Lacquer thinner. Also, I believe Lacquer thinner to be less voilatile than Acetone and hence a bit safer (but not much).
As far as Epoxy resin, I use #635 (3:1) from USComposites ($56.00 /1.3 gallons) and like the way it performs. It has a pot life of about 30 minutes at 80 degrees (I have not timed it, just quessing here). I usually only mix about 4 ounces at a time.
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Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: April-12-2005 at 4:33pm
David,Acetone works great for thinning out your resin. Using a heat gun or hairdryer works good for making the resin "flow" into tyour cloth. Use the stuff everyday, Trust me on this one. I work in the engine composite shop at DAL. I do this for a living.
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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Posted By: David F
Date Posted: April-12-2005 at 5:37pm
Good to hear a confirmation, thanks. So far, I have not had the need to thin, but now will not hesitate to use Acetone if the need arises.
Great advice on the hairdyer/heatgun...I had not thought about that. And, just in case my previous post was not clear. I meant for Lacquer thinner and/or MEK to be used as a cleaner not a thinner.
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Posted By: Jim_In_Houston
Date Posted: April-12-2005 at 6:00pm
Thanks fellows. Good posts.
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Happy owner of a '66 and a '68 Mustang
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Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: April-12-2005 at 6:40pm
We aim to please your welcome guys!
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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