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02 December 2014, 08:36
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Resin & catalyst shelf life
Any ideas on shelf life of unmixed sealed resin & catalyst, kept in a frost free industrial unit and also open tins of the same?
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02 December 2014, 09:48
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talk to east coast resins they will tell you mate
regards jeff
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02 December 2014, 11:09
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Most resins come with a "use by date", but I reckon 6-12 months is about right. Old resin tends to seperate, so a good stir is needed, and really old stuff tends to have lumps in it.
It also depends on what your going to use it for. I certainly wouldn't build a boat with anything out of date, but I do use up old stuff on seat mouldings, trim panels etc. Anything that's not structural, or can be easily replaced.
MEKP (catalyst) goes off as well.
I've noticed recently that the kegs of gel coat I've been buying have a very short shelf life according to the labels, some times as little as 2 months.
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02 December 2014, 11:29
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Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler
Most resins come with a "use by date", but I reckon 6-12 months is about right..
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That's f'ked then!  
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02 December 2014, 12:00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler
Most resins come with a "use by date", but I reckon 6-12 months is about right. Old resin tends to seperate, so a good stir is needed, and really old stuff tends to have lumps in it.
It also depends on what your going to use it for. I certainly wouldn't build a boat with anything out of date, but I do use up old stuff on seat mouldings, trim panels etc. Anything that's not structural, or can be easily replaced.
MEKP (catalyst) goes off as well.
I've noticed recently that the kegs of gel coat I've been buying have a very short shelf life according to the labels, some times as little as 2 months.
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Thanks for that 
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It's for your Beda Bouncers! So it'll be fine 
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02 December 2014, 14:58
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How old is your resin, and what you planning to do with it?
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02 December 2014, 15:06
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Quote:
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How old is your resin, and what you planning to do with it?
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Just having a clear out of the flammable store, so no project I would think 18 months -2 years
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02 December 2014, 15:18
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Just having a clear out of the flammable store
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Put a match to it.
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02 December 2014, 16:41
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Just having a clear out of the flammable store, so no project I would think 18 months -2 years
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If it's in an unopened container, it may still be usable, but not for anything important, or repairs.
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02 December 2014, 18:01
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If it's in an unopened container, it may still be usable, but not for anything important, or repairs.
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Blimey, lucky that he only bought 400ltrs.
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02 December 2014, 18:15
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Blimey, lucky that he only bought 400ltrs. |
That'd make a lot of garage doors, or a couple of Leeway's 
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02 December 2014, 18:42
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[QUOTE=Mollers;658091]Blimey, lucky that he only bought 400ltrs. [/QUOTE
About 15 L I think
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02 December 2014, 20:35
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, or a couple of Leeway's |
A couple of hundred.
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