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| georgeblackwood |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 22:16:40
Hi all,
I've been watching a few videos on repairing fibreglass on www.youtube.com. After sanding/grinding back the section of fibreglass around the hole in preparation for the repair, the guys in the videos wipe the area down with acetone. I was just wondering is there any particular reason for using acetone or is white spirit okay for getting rid of the dust etc.?
Thanks |
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| georgeblackwood |
Posted - 09 Jun 2011 : 19:17:58
Thanks for all the replies to my question. |
| adi-n-chez |
Posted - 09 Jun 2011 : 19:08:20
During my recent glassing adventures I purchased some acetone for cleaning - well worth the money !
Not as cheap in small doses - £6 per liter (Compared with £25 for 25lts) it will also save your brushes as you progress (That is brushes from a GRP merchant - cheap brushes will melt in acetone & lose bristles)
Worth checking out your local GRP man rather than buying from a chandlery - 2.5kgs of resin & hardener set me back around £15 - would have cost around £40 otherwise - same story with matting.
Adi
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| df |
Posted - 09 Jun 2011 : 17:30:53
Acetone is best for cleaning as it evaropates very quickly, styrene can be used to partially reactivate old grp and thin polyester resin.
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| nigel-in-oxford |
Posted - 09 Jun 2011 : 12:36:27
White spirit will contain non volatile components that will reduce the adhesion of new resin. Acetone softens the old resin as mentions and evaporates , it can also be used as a resin thinner (I wouldn't).
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| Lester Mayo |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 23:11:27
they use acetone as this slightly softens and totally cleans the surface repair area, so giving a better bond to the repair. |
| stratford4528 |
Posted - 08 Jun 2011 : 22:39:01
They use acetone for cleaning brushes etc before the resin goes hard so they would have it readily available. So presumably its the best stuff to use. |
