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Re: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes
By:Ken Sutherland
Date: 12/11/2002, 1:12 am
In Response To: Epoxy: Mold Release Wax and Fisheyes (Chip Sandresky)

Hi Chip,

Sorry to hear about your fisheyes but what is kayak building without a little adventure?
There are products that are made specially to strip wax from skis, you might want to check them out if some of the household products don't work, some of them have natural product bases eg lemon, others are more harsh. The usual caveat here though, a test panel is always a good idea.

Keep up the good work in R&D.

Ken

: I waxed some of the moving parts in my hatch catches in order to keep them
: from being epoxied to each other. Everything was a-ok until I went to put
: a final seal coat on my little service hatch (bottom right
: http://www.nwlink.com/~chips/cedarstrip/images/hatches4.jpg ). I
: inspected it last night after it was cured and couldn't believe the
: fisheyes... I must have had my waxy gloves all over that thing. Luckily
: it's only about 12" square. 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

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