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Re: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes
By:Armin
Date: 12/10/2002, 4:31 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes (Chip Sandresky)

: I waxed some of the moving parts in my hatch catches in order to keep them
: from being epoxied to each other.
How do I remove the wax. I guess I'll try
: vinegar and work my way up from there.

: - Chip
: http://www.nwlink.com/~chips

Fantastic job on the hatch!!! That's a great little piece of engineering!! In any case, it's best to use laquer thinner for that type of clean up as it will evaporate away. Vinegar will not and you may risk softening the epoxy that's curing. I've got jugs of vinegar that are great for cleaning of tools, etc. but i've yet to have problems after wiping down my projects with laquer thinner. Of course you don't want to bathe the project in it either.
Although I'm no expert... :)
Again, great job!

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes
Chip Sandresky -- 12/10/2002, 2:34 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes
Mike Hanks -- 12/11/2002, 12:03 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes
Mike and Rikki -- 12/11/2002, 2:24 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes
warren -- 12/11/2002, 1:34 am
Re: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes
Ken Sutherland -- 12/11/2002, 1:12 am
Re: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/10/2002, 7:41 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes
Armin -- 12/10/2002, 4:31 pm
use a blow drier to heat and than wipe *NM*
steven hartmann -- 12/10/2002, 4:25 pm