jamesgangnc wrote:
All the vendors offer a line of products. The west "system" is just
more marketing hype.


Yes and no. Are you paying for advertising? Yes. Are you
paying for packaging? Yes, and much of the effort & expense
in that packaging makes the product easier to use. Are you
also paying for a large & knowledgeable customer service
department? Yes. Will they patiently answer all kinds of
questions if you call them up and want a good explanation of
how to accomplish your project better? Yes. Is all that
worth the money? For many people (myself included) yes it is.

So, it's not hype. And besides, Rutan uses it, so it can't
be bad stuff.


And if you need to thin epoxy to make it penetrate just add a little
alcohol. Don't pay extra for diluted epoxy that is special
"penetrating" epoxy. More marketing bs.


I have used acetone for thinning epoxy but not alcohol. Will
try that on some non-critical areas.

I don't use much wood these days, most of my projects are on
fiberglass and/or composites of one type or another. Not
much call for thinned resin there.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King