That is about right for Proset 125/229. FGCI laminating resin is about
half that price but about twice the CPS (they don't state any number but
that would be my estimate.) Raka is even thicker.

Courtney Thomas wrote:
I need 5 to 10 gal of a light low viscosity epoxy [approx 600 cps @ 70
deg Fahrenheit] and have not discovered anything for less than about
$60/gal.

Is that about as good as I'm going to do ?

Thank you,

--
Glenn 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

I need 5 to 10 gal of a light low viscosity epoxy [approx 600 cps @ 70
deg Fahrenheit] and have not discovered anything for less than about
$60/gal.

Is that about as good as I'm going to do ?

Thank you,
--
Courtney Thomas
s/v Mutiny
lying Oriental, NC

I'm sure Paul Oman will chime in here, and though I find his web-site
(www.epoxyproducts.com) difficult to navigate, the prices for their
'Basic No-Blush 2 Epoxy' and 'Premium No-Blush Epoxy' - both with a
mixed viscosity of 600 cps, neither of which I have used are
considerably cheaper than $60/gal in the 15+ gallon quantities.

There are now '.pdf' data sheets on the site, which include a good
ammount of technical data.

Possibly worth a look.

Mike Worrall
Los Angeles

Subject

I'd be broke at that price, but then agin, I buy in 500 lb drum lots.


--
Lew

S/A: Challenge, The Bullet Proof Boat, (Under Construction in the Southland)
Visit: http://home.earthlink.net/~lewhodgett for Pictures

Anybody know the mixed viscosity of the System Three resins? The general
purpose resin is 550cps at 77 F and is combined with hardeners at 2:1 ratio
(1100cps for #1 Fast, 900cps for #2 Medium, and 350cps for #3 Slow). For
Clear Coat, the ratio is about the same and the resin is 580-600cps,
hardener 190-210cps.

At our store, the 7.5 gallons of general purpose epoxy (5 gal resin + 2.5
gal hardener) comes to $38.37 per gallon. Clear Coat comes out at $54.80
per gallon in a 7.5 gallon kit.

Brian

PS: Remove 'tongass' from link below, or follow the link and click on the
banner ad at the top.

--
My boat project: http://www.advantagecomposites.com/tongass


"mike worrall" wrote in message
m...
I'm sure Paul Oman will chime in here, and though I find his web-site
(www.epoxyproducts.com) difficult to navigate, the prices for their
'Basic No-Blush 2 Epoxy' and 'Premium No-Blush Epoxy' - both with a
mixed viscosity of 600 cps, neither of which I have used are
considerably cheaper than $60/gal in the 15+ gallon quantities.

There are now '.pdf' data sheets on the site, which include a good
ammount of technical data.

Possibly worth a look.

Mike Worrall
Los Angeles

Glenn Ashmore wrote:

That is about right for Proset 125/229. FGCI laminating resin is
about half that price but about twice the CPS (they don't state any
number but that would be my estimate.) Raka is even thicker.

Really? I haven't used it yet, but everything I've heard about Raka is
that it's one of the lower viscocity epoxies on the market. It's
supposed to provide very rapid wet-out.

--
Regards

Brian

Brian Nystrom wrote:

Glenn Ashmore wrote:

That is about right for Proset 125/229. FGCI laminating resin is
about half that price but about twice the CPS (they don't state any
number but that would be my estimate.) Raka is even thicker.


Really? I haven't used it yet, but everything I've heard about Raka
is that it's one of the lower viscocity epoxies on the market. It's
supposed to provide very rapid wet-out.

That has definitely NOT been my experience. I use Proset and West most
but have used Maas, S3 FGCI and Raka. Raka was the thickest. The Maas
low viscosity resin was probably the thinest.

--
Glenn 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

Hi

CHEM-SURF'S claims to have surplus resin at $1.80 pound or about $14.40 gallon
http://www.chem-surf.com/recycling/plastics.html

Has anyone had any luck with them?

Thanks

Mat

Our System Three resin sells for a lot less: $ 39.00 a gallon per 5 gallons.
http://www.boatbuildercentral.com/products.php?id=3

I am not certain of the exact viscosity because it depends on the hardener.
The resin is around or below 600 centipoise. In all cases, I would test a
sample: viscosity is only one factor and viscosity is really difficult to
measure anyway. The standard is Haake but who knows what is used?
I would test.

Once you go above 15 gallons, we can supply Phase 2 which has a lower
viscosity.
--
Jacques
http://www.bateau.com


"Courtney Thomas" wrote in message
...
I need 5 to 10 gal of a light low viscosity epoxy [approx 600 cps @ 70
deg Fahrenheit] and have not discovered anything for less than about
$60/gal.

Is that about as good as I'm going to do ?

Thank you,
--
Courtney Thomas
s/v Mutiny
lying Oriental, NC

"Mat Wheeler" wrote in message
om...
Hi

CHEM-SURF'S claims to have surplus resin at $1.80 pound or about $14.40
gallon
http://www.chem-surf.com/recycling/plastics.html

Has anyone had any luck with them?

Thanks

Mat

Boy, if you can figure out what all the different resins are, it might be a
good deal.
I'm not familiar enough with the different types they list.
Would be a shot in the dark, and it's enough work building once, I don't
want to do it twice because of cheap resin.




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