Epoxy 101
The basics. If you've never used liquid epoxy resins before, or if you are puzzled by how these materials work, start here.
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General
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Why Do Mirrorcast™ and Rivercast™ Cure so Slowly?
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How long to leave my river table or other casting project in the mold.
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How to clean my Epoxy, WR-LPU, or Marine Spar Varnish finish.
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What are the effects of working in cool temperatures or below the recommended application temperature?
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Can System Three Epoxies be Used for Floor or Deck Coatings?
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Can System Three® coating products be buffed or polished?
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How do I Color or Tint System Three Epoxies?
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Repairing Cracks In Exterior Wood Components
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Can Epoxy Adhesives Be Used For Outdoor Projects?
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Epoxy on polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
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Can I sand your 2:1 epoxies before 72 hours?
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Is epoxy electrically conductive?
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Does high heat temperature or post-curing epoxy help improve cured properties?
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Do you still supply "The Epoxy Book?"
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Wood Sealing and Moisture Cycling
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What determines the gel time of epoxy resin products?
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What materials will your adhesives bond together?
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What materials will adhere to epoxy surfaces?
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Hot Coating With System Three Epoxies
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Plunger pump guidelines.
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What is the roll-and-tip method of resin application?
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Injecting adhesives.
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Are System Three products suitable for the fabrication or repair of a fuel or gas tank?
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Which product, the Marine Spar Varnish or WR-LPU, offers better long lasting UV protection?
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Can I tint or color System Three epoxies?
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Heat Resistance of System Three® Epoxies
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Are there any fire retardant additives that can be added to System Three epoxies?
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Where is Appendix A?
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Why Do Mirrorcast™ and Rivercast™ Cure so Slowly?
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Measuring & Mixing
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Product Compatibility
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Can you apply paints over or under your epoxy coatings?
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System Three Epoxy Products for Aquariums
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System Three Epoxy products and food contact.
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Can I use TransTint dyes with System Three epoxies?
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Can I use the hardener from one of your epoxy systems with the resin from another?
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Foam board compatability with System Three epoxy products.
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Painting and finishing System Three epoxies.
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Can I use a stain under or over System Three epoxies?
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Can polyester or gel coats be applied over epoxy?
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Can you apply paints over or under your epoxy coatings?
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Storage and Shelf Life
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Troubleshooting
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How can I Avoid or Remove Bubbles in an Epoxy Application
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How do I clean up resin, hardener, and any uncured epoxy?
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How do I fix fisheyes in your epoxy coatings?
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Can I encapsulate objects like pennies, stones, or ribbons in my epoxy?
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Can I still use a Part A (Resin) liquid epoxy that has gone cloudy, thickened, hardened, or crystallized?
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After 24 hours, epoxy is still gummy. Is there any thinner or other liquid I can put on the surface that will harden it?
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How to remove cured epoxy.
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How to fix orange peel in an epoxy coating.
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The Part B hardener has gotten darker over time. Can I still use it?
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My epoxy resin is taking too long to cure. How can I speed it up?
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Why didn't the epoxy cure?
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How can I Avoid or Remove Bubbles in an Epoxy Application