Fixatiff concern

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Re: Fixatiff concern

Posted by: Russ Pollack (---.client.stsn.net)

Date: February 16, 2006 12:08AM

Actually, beware of any liquid material more than a couple years old. FlexCoat after it's been opened will thicken up and U40 is even worse. Same problem with PacBay highbuild or any of the epoxies. It has to do with evaporation of the suspension material but it's the same effect as using old paint. Even if the color's OK, the viscosity may make the stuff unusable. Some materials can be restored with heat (some of the directions on the bottles suggest this) and some others can be thinned, for example with acetone, but in general you'll not get the same results as with fresh stuff.

Uncle Russ

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