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Coming back to a long-abandoned project that I mentioned in an earlier post. Sanded down a bunch of air bubbles under the partially glassed hull of a Shearwater Sport. Went to apply epoxy to the sanded spots but got concerned about my approx 5 yr old epoxy. It's been stored in a central Florida garage all this time, so never frozen, but got pretty hot.
The resin is clear, but the hardener is dark brown. Mixed up a tablespoonful to brush on the sanded spots, but figured I'd hold off til I checked with the experts. Does this sound right or do I need new epoxy? Or at least new hardener? I left that tablespoonful in the little plastic mixing container, so I'll know tomorrow if it hardens. But I but don't know if that necessarily means that it's good.
As always, would appreciate any advice.
2 replies:
RE: Old epoxy
Here's an old (2009) thread that gives a more detailed answer, but the executive summary is that Howard is right.
Laszlo
RE: Old epoxy
» Submitted by hspira - Wed, 12/29/21 » 7:06 PM
in my experience using lots of old epoxy, if it hardens, it's good.
that said, you can always call MAS technical support for their perspective as well.
h