Mac10 Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Someone on this board advised me I could coat my jigheads with epoxy (Dev Con) from Wal Mart. They also stated it's good to use a little alcohol to thin the epoxy before use. Here is my question....what type of alcohol? Will rubbing alcohol work, or do I need another type such as pure wood alcohol???? Thanks for your help, and Good Fishing, Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philB Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Hi Mac Epoxies are a thing I have learnt a lot about just recently. I have succesfully thinned 3 different types of epoxy with cellulose thinners. Any solvent such as Acetone should work, the following is a quote from an epoxy site. 24. Adding a bit of solvent to a solvent based or solvent-free epoxy is something that most manufacturers would not officially approve of and something that might not work with all epoxies. However, it can be done (unofficially) with the epoxies I deal with. Adding solvent to these epoxies will: 1) thin them out; 2) increase potlife; 3) allows them to flow off the brush/roller a bit more smoothly; and 4) perhaps allows them to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac10 Posted February 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Thanks, PhilB, I appreciate the information greatly. I'll be using denatured alcohol as acetone fumes bother a bit. Thinning also can weaken the epoxy itself I have learned, on another board and it should really be added to the resin itself before mixing in the hardener. I'll not be going near the 12 percent level as a little goes a goodly way. Thanks again, and good fishing, Mac p.s. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
