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Boat Forum / Building / September 2006Storing Resin
Autumn has definately arrived here along with colder temperatures. I have a couple of gallons of polyester resin that I'd rather not move into the house. It's in a plastic pail right now and the "scent" tends to spread. I've tried putting the pail into a garbage bag but can still smell it. Would it be harmed if I just left it in the shed and the temperature falls well below freezing? I'm hoping for enough nice days to finish my hull but can't count on it. Andrew B Andrew Butchart inscribed in red ink for all to know: > Autumn has definately arrived here along with colder temperatures. I > have a couple of gallons of polyester resin that I'd rather not move [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Andrew B Actually, storing it in a cool or cold place is one of the best things you can do to preserve it. Styrene freezes at -31 C, so you will likely be well above its freezing point. But even if it did freeze, it does not swell when freezing, so there is no risk of bursting the container. bob RW Salnick inscribed in red ink for all to know: > Andrew Butchart inscribed in red ink for all to know: > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > bob <answering my own reply - geez> OK, styrene is only one of the components of polyester resin. It is still true that cool/cold is good, and that it will not swell if it should actually get below the freezing point. bob I did not have any luck with storing polyester resin. I soon learned that the resin has a shelf life. When I purchased the 1 gallon I now have I did not know how long it stood on the shelf before. The first year I used about 1/4 of the gallon and stored the rest for the following year at room temperature. Then the following spring I used some of the resin and quickly found out that it did not cured at all after several days. I bought new resin and it did cured well. Now I have to dispose 1/2 gallon of resin. Legally I cannot closed the gallon and put it in the garbage. I was told that the resin has to solidified before it can be disposed. The question is how am I going to solidify the un - curable resin already in the gallon can?? Conversely I do not have problem with epoxy resin. > RW Salnick inscribed in red ink for all to know: >> Andrew Butchart inscribed in red ink for all to know: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > bob > Then the following spring I used some of the resin and quickly found out > that it did not cured at all after several days. Have you tried to put some extra catalyst ("hardener") in the resin? > I bought new resin and it did cured well. Now I have to dispose 1/2 gallon > of resin. Legally I cannot closed the gallon and put it in the garbage. I > was told that the resin has to solidified before it can be disposed. The > question is how am I going to solidify the un - curable resin already in the > gallon can?? Conversely I do not have problem with epoxy resin. Which is logical. Polyester resin only needs a catalyst ("hardener") to start to cure while with epoxy, the hardener is part of the chemical reaction to form resin. So without the hardener, there will be no resin. Meindert We have sheduled days that we can drop hazardous materials at the county landfill. Maybe give them a call? MMC >I did not have any luck with storing polyester resin. I soon learned that >the resin has a shelf life. [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >> >> bob marierdj@nb.sympatico.ca inscribed in red ink for all to know: > I did not have any luck with storing polyester resin. I soon learned that > the resin has a shelf life. [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] >> >>bob Perhaps it is the hardener which has gone bad? This is a very active chemical (an organic peroxide). But I've never had that happen to me, even with 5 year old hardener... bob > marierdj@nb.sympatico.ca inscribed in red ink for all to know: >> I did not have any luck with storing polyester resin. I soon learned [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > chemical (an organic peroxide). But I've never had that happen to me, > even with 5 year old hardener... I've had some that seemed to have lost its potency. It's easy to find; even Home Depot and Lowes have it. > RW Salnick inscribed in red ink for all to know: > > Andrew Butchart inscribed in red ink for all to know: <snip> > OK, styrene is only one of the components of polyester resin. It is > still true that cool/cold is good, and that it will not swell if it > should actually get below the freezing point. > > bob Dandy - that will make my wife happy. She never liked having the stuff in the house. I'm just hoping for enough warm weather to get done with the hull this season. Andrew B. I haven't had much luck storing polyester more than 6 or 8 months. The stuff I have had will start to polymerize on its own after that.  SignatureGlenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com > Autumn has definately arrived here along with colder temperatures. I > have a couple of gallons of polyester resin that I'd rather not move [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Andrew B > Autumn has definately arrived here along with colder temperatures. I > have a couple of gallons of polyester resin that I'd rather not move [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Andrew B I've actually had a can of Canaidan Tire polyester resin sit in the back of my fridge for 20+ years and then used it all up before buying another can. I'd keep the resin aritight and cool. Wrap a wire tie around the plastic bag and maby suck the air out of it for good measure. I've heard that if it crystalizes it can be heated and used. >> Autumn has definately arrived here along with colder temperatures. I >> have a couple of gallons of polyester resin that I'd rather not move [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > around the plastic bag and maby suck the air out of it for good > measure. I've heard that if it crystalizes it can be heated and used. I've had good luck with refrigerating gelcoat, which is also a polyester resin product, though it's been more like two years than twenty. |
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