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Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71605

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So tonight I'm going to do some mop up glassing, small parts to cover up screw holes in the deck of my project Shell Lake. since it's only a small bit I mixed the resin in a plastic cup, ya know the kind you get free beer in. Poured in the resin, added the hardner, stirred it up. By the time I got inside the boat the bottom of the cup fell out, the plastic dissapeared and I had a handfull of resin dripping on the workroom floor. I was wearing latex gloves so it wasn't a complete disaster but it sure was a waste of time and materials. Anyone else pull a dumb stunt like this??
Ended up using a plain ole paper cup.

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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71607

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I'm guessing that the beer cup was made from Styrene, or some styrene based plastic. I have always used yogurt containers myself. The little ones are great for projects like you were doing here. The large quart ones are great for doing larger jobs - or even for small ones. Because we eat yogurt, I always clean the containers & save them. You can even tweak the containers after any residue has cured & it will fall off the container, allowing it to be used again, if you don't have more containers. Resin doesn't touch that type plastic.

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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71608

satx78247 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2688 Karma: 66 Thank you received: 3	63sabre, I did the same DUMB stunt ONCE, except that i ruined a perfectly good pair of pants with my dumping of the "peanut butter" onto them. BIG stacks of paper dixie cups are CHEAP and work well with all sorts of rezin/hardner mixes. yours, satx Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71615

63 Sabre Topic Author Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4676 Karma: 147 Thank you received: 167	The yogurt cup idea sounds good, I'll have the wife start saving hers. I used larger cottage cheese tubs sometimes but didn't have any laying around. I did wind up using a dixie paper cup. Tomorrow I'll have to pick a cew more el-cheapo paint brushes so I can finish the job. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71618

thetudor Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 1204 Karma: 33 Thank you received: 2	Been there, done that. I save paper coffee/soda cups and use them. I'm on the road for work enough so it's easy for me to get a collection. It also helps me discipline myself not to mix too much up at one time. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71619

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I think everyone has done that once or twice- if you haven't, you haven't done enough fiberglass work!

I have done something similar with epoxy and fast hardener on HOT days- Especially when it's mixed with some filler material- It can get HOT fast- Hot enough to melt the container it's in.

-Andrew

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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71623

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Doing dumb things is not always an indication of "Being Dumb". I had a boss at a bodyshop I once worked at in the 70's, a very smart man who ran the shop at our local caddy dealer. Put paint for touch up into a foam cup for a nice lady to take home. The cup had a lid so no problem. Next thing you knew he was wiping paint off he nice polyester dress with thinner. What a disaster. But being it was over 30 years ago it is now funny. This would be the same boss who left a rag on a hood of a freshly painted Buick leSabre that had thinner on it during lunch. Can you say"repaint the hood".

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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71639

Normspeed Offline Gold Boarder Posts: 528 Karma: 22 Thank you received: 1	Yeah, not dumb, but the way he told the tale sure gave me a chuckle. I could see myself doing the same thing. I save those small tubs that margarine or dip come in. I use the lids for mixing small amounts of epoxy or JB weld and I hope the tubs will be OK when I start mixing resin. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71641

satx78247 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 2688 Karma: 66 Thank you received: 3	to all, SOME fast mixtures of epoxy with thickener get HOTTER than a 2.oo pistol so watch out for "throwaway" plastic tubs. - Otoh, i've never melted a paper coffee cup, that you can buy CHEAP by the 100 at discount joints. yours, satx Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71642

jepstr67 Offline Contributing Member Posts: 649 Karma: 13 Thank you received: 1	63 Sabre wrote: Anyone else pull a dumb stunt like this?? well,.....Only once. I did manage to dump it into a can before it was a problem. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71645

djroszina Offline Fresh Boarder Posts: 48 Karma: 1 Thank you received: 0	Red solo cup, I fill you up, let's have a party... Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71666

philpowerboat Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 116 Karma: -3 Thank you received: 0	My thought EXACTLY! Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71668

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When it comes down to it I guess the best thing for a beerr cup is beer. I've always been careful but one of these boners sneaks through now and then. I poured some oil based paint in a plastic bucket once to paint off of on a ladder. Bucket had a small hole I didn't know about. Climbed the ladder and painted so carefully. Looked at my nice neat handiwork on a thimble for a wood stove and felt good. Started down the ladder and seem the long drip marks all the way down the siding and block wall. Paint came off the siding but not the block. I then painted the block.

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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71671

63 Sabre Topic Author Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4676 Karma: 147 Thank you received: 167	Thank you ladies and gents. I was beginning to think it was just me. Now I know I'm not alone in this crazy sickness called fiberglassics. Attachments: Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71672

MarkS Offline Moderator Posts: 5348 Karma: 118 Thank you received: 5	Oh you're not alone Cal, plenty of bonehead "learning experiences" here to go around. (Which reminds me, I still have some resin "dribbles" to clean up off my garage floor!) Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71677

john-gibson Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4014 Karma: 324 Thank you received: 0	i also use yogurt cups,but for bigger batches i use gallon plastic ice cream containers,i have lots of them ,must be why im a bit chubby,lol. plus after it dries you can get the resin out in one piece and use the container again,john p.s they also have handles that are helpful. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71679

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	I have an old Teflon skillet I use for resin. Let it set up and just turn it over and knock it on the floor. CLEAN Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71685

talltales Offline Junior Boarder Posts: 121 Karma: 12 Thank you received: 0	just be sure that you do not grab the good skillet by mistake,because it may be knocked against something other than the floor to clean it.lol Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71687

Waterwings Offline Contributing Member Posts: 4887 Karma: 107 Thank you received: 100	Yep I use the butter tubs and when dry, pops right out no problem. Bob Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71697

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	Ha Ha my Good skillets are old cast iron and collectible Griswolds and such. They are much older than me. I have my Great Grandmother's iron skillet yet. It has a low spot in the middle from use. I have cast iron dutch oven too. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71701

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robert-lorigan,

I know that this has nothing to do with boats BUT i have several of the cast iron pots/skillets/spiders that my G-G-G-grandmother, as young bride brought from AL by oxcart, when my mother's family fled to TX to escape the DYs after The War Between the States in 1865.
YEP, i still cook in them.

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Re:Wish someone would have told me! 11 years 10 months ago #71703

robert-lorigan Offline Platinum Boarder Posts: 2524 Karma: 60 Thank you received: 4	Me too and I laugh at today's non-stick because the cast iron is better. Check this box to be notified of replies to this topic. Note: BBcode and smileys are still usable.
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