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Re: Epoxy shelf life
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 6/4/2001, 9:34 am
In Response To: Epoxy shelf life (Brent Curtis)

MAS gives an "official" shelf life of 1 year, but they say they have had no problems with much older stuff. I have epoxy that is several years old and still works fine.

: I bought a CLC kit a couple of years ago. Children, work and general hectic
: life prevented me from building the boat in as timely a fashion as I would
: have liked. The hull is complete, with fillets and I am finally ready to
: start fiberglassing. I have heard different views on shelf life of
: epoxies. I have MAS epoxy and it has always been stored at room
: temperature. Is two years too long? Do any of you have experiences with
: this issue? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

: Brent in Durham, NC

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy shelf life
Brent Curtis -- 6/4/2001, 8:55 am
Worlds oldest epoxy ?
Jerry Siegel -- 6/4/2001, 12:08 pm
Re: Worlds oldest epoxy ?
Tom Armstrong -- 6/4/2001, 3:20 pm
Both
Jerry Siegel -- 6/4/2001, 5:29 pm
Re: Both
Tom Armstrong -- 6/5/2001, 3:42 pm
Re: Epoxy shelf life
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/4/2001, 9:34 am
Re: Epoxy shelf life
Jay Babina -- 6/4/2001, 9:14 am