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Re: Epoxy: Emulsifier vs Solvent
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 11/25/2013, 3:39 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier (Malcolm Schweizer)

I would think waterless hand cleaners are still solvents and would have the same impact as Vinegar.

My understanding is waterless hand cleaners are emulsifiers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emulsion not solvents and work likes soaps. They use components that surround the epoxy and coat it, allowing it to be lifted off. But, I'm not a chemist.

Vinegar is acetic acid diluted in water, which will tend to open up pores in the skin and break down skins defenses as well. While it may "denature" the constituents of epoxy, it is probably put some of those constituents into solution and make them easier to get through the skin. It is possible that vinegar works as an emulsifier, but until someone provides evidence that it is, I'm avoiding it. To my non-chemist eyes, it looks much more like a solvent than an emulsifier.

Note that Waterless hand cleaners are different from waterless hand sanitizers which are alcohol based and as a known epoxy solvent should be strictly avoided for cleaning hands.

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john vanburen -- 11/23/2013, 9:01 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/23/2013, 9:39 am
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aedie -- 11/23/2013, 1:03 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/23/2013, 1:12 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/23/2013, 11:14 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2013, 1:30 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/24/2013, 9:36 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Bill Hamm -- 11/25/2013, 12:12 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Mike Bielski -- 11/24/2013, 10:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/25/2013, 12:14 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
JohnAbercrombie -- 11/24/2013, 2:14 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/25/2013, 10:08 am
Re: Epoxy: Emulsifier vs Solvent
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/25/2013, 3:39 pm
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Jay Babina -- 11/25/2013, 9:21 am
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ancient kayaker -- 11/25/2013, 10:06 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/25/2013, 3:49 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/25/2013, 5:38 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/25/2013, 5:51 pm
Re: best epoxy - hand cleaner
Jay Babina -- 11/26/2013, 8:33 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Etienne Muller -- 11/25/2013, 5:24 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Bill Hamm -- 11/26/2013, 12:35 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Marc Upchurch -- 11/26/2013, 5:42 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/26/2013, 12:28 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/26/2013, 12:43 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/26/2013, 2:20 pm
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Justin -- 11/26/2013, 12:45 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/26/2013, 2:15 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/26/2013, 2:48 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Etienne Muller -- 11/26/2013, 3:27 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Etienne Muller -- 11/26/2013, 1:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/26/2013, 2:23 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Cleanup Made a Little Easier
john vanburen -- 11/27/2013, 3:32 pm