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Old 06-11-2010, 03:07 PM
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Default RE: Thinning epoxy with Acetone and adding filler?

ORIGINAL: Foxman

I have never seen 1 to 1 except with 5 minute epoxy. Maybe someone makes one like this but I have never seen it.
Local hobby shops all over the United States have many, many, many different brands and cure-times that come in equal volume bottles. Most epoxies here are equal mix in the non-commercial packaging.


Do not mix acetone with epoxy. Acetone is for polyester.
That's not actually true of the acetone sold around here. I was just in Lowe's Home Improvement and they've got more than 3 brands of acetone. I mention 3 brands, because I looked at 3 not an hour ago (to see if they listed any real info in the small print) and looked at them because they had the most prominent wording on the can stating they were for use with epoxy and polyester. I'd say the thing they had in common that caught my eye was the "for thinning epoxy" idea.

BTW, none of them mentioned that acetone is a great "one wipe" cleaner for removing CA drips and runs off Monokote, but then they used up a lot of space on the labels advertising the use to thin epoxy.