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Title:Welcome To The Radio Control Conference
Notice:dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19
Moderator:VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS
Created:Tue Jan 13 1987
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1706
Total number of notes:27193

803.0. "stale sticky stuff" by GUSHER::RYDER () Tue Dec 13 1988 12:33

    What is the story on the shelf life and associated care of CYA and
    Tower's six minute epoxy?  The Tower flyer refers to stocking up the
    "fridge".  Do you store your sticky stuff in the ice box? 

    [Al, I'd say, "window box", but only an old northern Yankee would
    understand what we used when I was a kid before we ever had a
    refrigerator.] 

    Several years ago I put some polyester resin in the refrigerator to
    slow/stop the reaction.  All the butter and many other foodstuffs
    picked up the horrible flavor immediately.  Ugggh.  Wife will never
    forget that. 
    
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803.1slight heating may helpLEDS::HUGHESDave Hughes (LEDS::HUGHES) NKS-1/E3 291-7214Tue Dec 13 1988 13:1312
    I don't know about it going "stale" if it's tightly capped.
    However, the Tower Hobbies 6 minute epoxies will thicken up
    and eventually crystalize when left on the shelf. I threw
    away my first batch that did that, but then learned that
    a little heat will thin them right back down for another
    6-12 months. I put it in the microwave oven for 10-15 SECONDS -
    you don't need much heat. I put the exhaust fan on as a
    precaution but I get very little fumes (much less than
    while actually using the glue).

    Dave
803.2IT _WILL_ SPOILPNO::CASEYATHE DESERT RAT (I-RC-AV8)Tue Dec 13 1988 15:129
    I have a small, office-size, refrigerator in my shop used for storing
    all my CYA's and epoxies.  Both will go bad much quicker stored
    at room temp; the warmer, the quicker it'll go bad.

      |
      | |      00	 Adios,      Al
    |_|_|      ( >o
      |    Z__(O_\_	(The Desert Rat)

803.3..not me!MPGS::PERCUOCOTue Dec 13 1988 15:475
    I'm repairing so often, I don't have the problem
    of glues going bad!! Well,...I used to anyway..
    It ain't around long enough!!!!!!!!! HAH! HAH!
    
    Tom
803.4VTMADE::SOUTIEREWed Dec 14 1988 14:424
    	Does this mean that the CYA's bond better "quicker" in cold
    	temps vs warmer temps?
    
    	Ken
803.5SSGBPM::DAVISONWed Dec 14 1988 15:306
    No, I think you would get the quickest and best bond on warm humid
    days.
    
    Glenn
    
    P.S.  Thursdays aren't bad either.  ;-)