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Title: what do ...........
Post by: Bootlegger on November 18, 2009, 12:44:47 PM

     You use to thin finishing epoxy to brush into the engine and tank compartments, and how much do you thin it??
  Equal parts like 1,1,1 or do you do it another way?
   I have already put one coat in these areas and want to put in another.
  I know also that using a hair dryer wil make it flow better..
   What say ya'll ????????   T I A,             

Title: Re: what do ...........
Post by: Les McDonald on November 18, 2009, 01:27:25 PM

A little bit of alcohol from the medicine cabinet.

                                              Les McDonald

Title: Re: what do ...........
Post by: Bill Hodges on November 18, 2009, 01:36:04 PM

What Les said and it doesn't take much.

Bill Hodges

Title: Re: what do ...........
Post by: Bootlegger on November 19, 2009, 08:20:02 AM

 Thanks guy's I appreciate the info...... H^^

Title: Re: what do ...........
Post by: posthole_digger on November 19, 2009, 09:44:54 AM

Be careful. Medicine-cabinet alcohol can have a lot of water in it which will affect the epoxy. I use denatured alcohol.

Paul

Title: Re: what do ...........
Post by: Clancy Arnold on November 19, 2009, 11:45:46 AM

Correct!!!

Isopropyl Alcohol (91% to 97% Alcohol) not Rubbing Alcohol (70% Alcohol)
Clancy

Title: Re: what do ...........
Post by: W.D. Roland on November 19, 2009, 07:38:46 PM

Have used both types of alcohol and also lacquer thinner.
When I had it I used Hobby poxy thinner.
No problems with any of it.

If it is going on foam or plastic use only the alcohols.

What ever you use you may think it will never cure, It will! just leave it alone till it does.



David

Title: Re: what do ...........
Post by: Bootlegger on November 20, 2009, 05:48:34 AM

         #^  I thinned it slightly with the Denatured alcohol and left it overnight, came out very well..  Thanks for all the suggestions... D>K

Title: Re: what do ...........
Post by: Paul Smith on November 20, 2009, 07:02:40 AM

I just use the heat gun with finishing epoxy and skip the liquid thinner.  Depending on the epoxy you have, heat alone gets it pretty thin.  You can wipe off the excess with a paper towel.  Of course you need some finesse in the heating department, you don't wanna make it gas off.

If you must use liquid thinner, forget the drug store and buy a gallon of denatured alchohol from Tony's or use a bit of Everclear from the liquor cabinet.  If Fat Al and his gang get the upper hand, you'll be able to siphon off a little from the fuel tank of your Smart Car.