Oh yeah, the chemist mentioned was a complete stoner, and the conversation in question only took place after convincing him that he did not come from middle earth, and that I could not fit 230kg of coke into my catamarans keels......

: I would like to retract my statement regarding "acetone not affecting
: cured epoxy" and replace it with "unless someone can provide
: data pertaining to the lack of effect of "thinners", acetone,
: used sparingly, should be relatively harmless to the overall composite
: structure. I also announce my candidacy to run for the Australian
: Senate.....