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Title: SMOOTH ON SHELF LIFE
Post by: RAU on February 23, 2012, 01:05:00 PM
Ive not made a glass bow in quite a while but im fixin to. I have some smooth on epoxy on hand thats a few years old. Its been in an unheated outbuilding so its been hot and cold thru the seasons. Do you think its still good? Is there a way to tell? Thanks in advance for any advice.

Don
Title: Re: SMOOTH ON SHELF LIFE
Post by: Robertfishes on February 23, 2012, 08:07:00 PM
why risk it? smooth on is not to expensive compared to the glass, riser block and tapers. I keep mine inside the house and have used some that was opened 4 months earlier. it looked good and still mixed well. I opened a can that was at least year old, it only had about 5 oz in it, one of the cans had a strong "ammonia" like smell to it and had a skin on top, I tossed it.
Title: Re: SMOOTH ON SHELF LIFE
Post by: JamesV on February 24, 2012, 09:18:00 AM
I found and unopened can on a shelf in my unheated shop that was 3 years old. Might have been a little darker but it hardened just fine. You could mix a little up and see what it does.

James