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Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Thinners???
By:Jeff Buyer
Date: 6/23/2013, 10:46 am
In Response To: Epoxy: Epoxy Thinners??? (Kurt Maurer)

West Systems technical support recommended thinning G-Flex with 5-10% benzyl alcohol and heating. Have to be cautious heating, obviously, as you don't want to reach the flash point. A bath of simmering water works well. I assume this would apply to other epoxy systems as well, but I don't actually know. Also, this increases the flexibility of the epoxy as well as reducing the viscosity, which may or may not be a good thing for your application.

Jeff

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Epoxy: Epoxy Thinners???
Kurt Maurer -- 6/23/2013, 10:35 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Thinners???
Jeff Buyer -- 6/23/2013, 10:46 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 6/23/2013, 11:01 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/23/2013, 1:05 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/23/2013, 2:59 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/23/2013, 8:05 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/24/2013, 9:35 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 6/25/2013, 8:15 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/25/2013, 12:20 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/25/2013, 6:00 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/25/2013, 6:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/26/2013, 2:32 am
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/27/2013, 9:14 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/27/2013, 9:43 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 6/27/2013, 9:59 pm