Glue thread!!! (well, kinda)
I just finished off some BSI 30m epoxy and had a thought to reuse these smaller bottles for the laminating epoxy I have in my shop for when I need to portion out smaller amounts. Using the 1/2 gallon bottles is a pain, so why not put some of that in the BSI bottles? Less waste of things is good, right?
But, then I had a brainwave; is putting different resins and different hardeners together ok? Could I ask the forum without a thread turning into a never ending debate - like where to position an igniter in Aerotech reloads? I suspect that some of the BSI materials, when mixed with the laminating stuff, would change the behavior when mixed into the final product - likely speeding up cure time. That wouldn't be a good thing. I would also guess that BSI hardener wouldn't react weirdly with laminating hardener and same for the resin....but I could test it. Should I attempt to clean the bottles out first? Not sure where to begin with that; acetone, alcohol?
I just finished off some BSI 30m epoxy and had a thought to reuse these smaller bottles for the laminating epoxy I have in my shop for when I need to portion out smaller amounts. Using the 1/2 gallon bottles is a pain, so why not put some of that in the BSI bottles? Less waste of things is good, right?
But, then I had a brainwave; is putting different resins and different hardeners together ok? Could I ask the forum without a thread turning into a never ending debate - like where to position an igniter in Aerotech reloads? I suspect that some of the BSI materials, when mixed with the laminating stuff, would change the behavior when mixed into the final product - likely speeding up cure time. That wouldn't be a good thing. I would also guess that BSI hardener wouldn't react weirdly with laminating hardener and same for the resin....but I could test it. Should I attempt to clean the bottles out first? Not sure where to begin with that; acetone, alcohol?