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Re: I am wondering if...
By:Mike Savage
Date: 10/23/2007, 4:47 am
In Response To: I am wondering if... (Robert N Pruden)

: ...an idling vehicle in a garage could coat the surface of a kayak, thus
: preventing good adhesion. Diesel engines are bad for releasing sticky
: particulates into the air. Just a thought.

: Robert N Pruden

YES. It will efect paint and varnish surfaces as well as epoxy. Even an emmissions passed petrol engine throws out oil particles from the exhaust.

Yeah, it happened to me, and it takes a lot of scrubbing to clean off.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Pat Deopp -- 10/21/2007, 3:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Pat Deopp -- 10/23/2007, 11:09 am
Epoxy: Mineral Spirits = Petroleum Distillate
Carl H -- 10/22/2007, 7:20 pm
I am wondering if...
Robert N Pruden -- 10/23/2007, 12:47 am
Re: I am wondering if...
Mike Savage -- 10/23/2007, 4:47 am
Clean first, sand second!
Brian Nystrom -- 10/22/2007, 7:47 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Mike Scarborough -- 10/21/2007, 5:03 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Pat Deopp -- 10/21/2007, 5:28 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Mike Savage -- 10/21/2007, 7:15 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Pat Deopp -- 10/21/2007, 7:59 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!! *LINK*
Pedro Almeida -- 10/21/2007, 10:11 pm
clean the resin containers
mike allen -- 10/22/2007, 2:38 am
Re: clean the resin containers
Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2007, 1:37 am
Re: clean the resin containers
Acors -- 10/22/2007, 9:08 am
Re: clean the resin containers
mike allen -- 10/22/2007, 12:04 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2007, 1:47 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
vk1nf -- 10/21/2007, 8:40 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Pat Deopp -- 10/21/2007, 8:45 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
vk1nf -- 10/22/2007, 12:26 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!! *LINK*
Pat Deopp -- 10/21/2007, 3:52 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
MikeO -- 10/21/2007, 7:15 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Bill Hamm -- 10/23/2007, 1:34 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Gennie -- 10/21/2007, 4:29 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Pat Deopp -- 10/21/2007, 4:52 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/26/2007, 3:28 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/22/2007, 8:28 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Glen Smith -- 10/21/2007, 6:42 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy PROBLEMS!!! HELP!!!
Bill Hamm -- 10/22/2007, 1:44 am