Just got done for the day cleaning up an epoxy hardener spill. I have some old garbage cans in a dolly that got beat up in the old days from the refuse guys slinging them into the trucks. Some sharp edges from being beat on, on the barrel of the cans. I switched to plastic bags and use the cans as holders in the garage and take the bags to the curb without the cans anymore.
Well I had the three bottles of older U.S. Composites 635 laminating epoxy located close to the cans. I "re-adjusted" the garbage cans in their wheeled dolly and nicked one of the hardener 1 gallon jugs unbeknownst to me. A few days later there is a puddle of nearly a third of a gallon of hardener on the floor. Thank heavens the floor is a concrete one located in a slight recess close to the garage door. Was able to open the door and not be overcome by fumes of the cleanup acetone "thinner" I used to assist with the clean up.
Well I went to Wally world and got another gallon of acetone though I had 1/2 gallon left and took a hand weeder off the wall that come to think of it would be a nice pseudo bayonet. The metal it's made of is not that great though.
I used the "bayonet" thingie to scrape the hardener off the floor, wiped it in a paper towel and dumped it in a paper bag. Goes into the burn pile but we can't burn on Sunday where I'm at unless there are weenies on a stick. Wouldn't want to cook over an epoxy fire mind you! Shoot, I wouldn't want to use one of my nice knives to do this.
Used the acetone and paper towels to wipe up the remnants. Took me over 3 hours to do. Lesson is store gallon containers of epoxy on a shelf away from where they can be punctured by Dr. Stupidhead garbage cans. Oh well, I should probably buy some fresher laminating epoxy anyways! Kurt Savegnago
Well I had the three bottles of older U.S. Composites 635 laminating epoxy located close to the cans. I "re-adjusted" the garbage cans in their wheeled dolly and nicked one of the hardener 1 gallon jugs unbeknownst to me. A few days later there is a puddle of nearly a third of a gallon of hardener on the floor. Thank heavens the floor is a concrete one located in a slight recess close to the garage door. Was able to open the door and not be overcome by fumes of the cleanup acetone "thinner" I used to assist with the clean up.
Well I went to Wally world and got another gallon of acetone though I had 1/2 gallon left and took a hand weeder off the wall that come to think of it would be a nice pseudo bayonet. The metal it's made of is not that great though.
I used the "bayonet" thingie to scrape the hardener off the floor, wiped it in a paper towel and dumped it in a paper bag. Goes into the burn pile but we can't burn on Sunday where I'm at unless there are weenies on a stick. Wouldn't want to cook over an epoxy fire mind you! Shoot, I wouldn't want to use one of my nice knives to do this.
Used the acetone and paper towels to wipe up the remnants. Took me over 3 hours to do. Lesson is store gallon containers of epoxy on a shelf away from where they can be punctured by Dr. Stupidhead garbage cans. Oh well, I should probably buy some fresher laminating epoxy anyways! Kurt Savegnago