Why must they die so young?
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Printed Date: November-17-2024 at 6:31pm
Topic: Why must they die so young?
Posted By: baitkiller
Subject: Why must they die so young?
Date Posted: March-04-2014 at 6:56pm
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I had two quarts of no wax gelcoat set aside for my decks and both are bad. They only sat about a month in the garage (which is hot) If i wanted to piss away that money i would have preferred to drink it. Rats..  ------------- Jesus was a bare-footer............. |
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Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: March-04-2014 at 6:58pm
| Damn... Ive always had techs tell me gel has a limited shelf life- always figured they were trying to get me to buy more! How can you tell if its bad- is it obvious? |
Posted By: baitkiller
Date Posted: March-04-2014 at 7:03pm
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yeah, Its hard on top, phase separated and crystallized where it isnt gooey. I could have bought a good bottle of booze and a case of beer instead. ------------- Jesus was a bare-footer............. |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: March-04-2014 at 8:04pm
It must be how you stored it. I have some mini craft gel that they say is only good for something like 6 months, going on about 4 or 5 years. I keep it in the garage where it's cold but not freezing in the winter somewhat cool in the summer. I also use a product called Bloxygen on all my gel and automotive paints. You'll have to google it,I'm on my pad  and can't figure it out.------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: baitkiller
Date Posted: March-04-2014 at 8:29pm
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I know Gary, I should have put in the beer fridge. Just because it's my fault doesn't mean I cant complain about it. I learned that from my wife and kids. I use Duratech which I think is the same thing. No wax needed hard and glossy finish? ------------- Jesus was a bare-footer............. |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: March-04-2014 at 8:40pm
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I hear you John,when I first bought some it was 85 a qt and I could handle that.The last time I got a qt it was 135! Correct on the duratech but I have used it only on gel that already had wax. I ended up using half of what they said to mix don't know if that was because of the wax already in there. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |