What is this on top of my epoxy primer?

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Steves69LS3

Hi guys. Today i was moving all mybpaints and activator from the garage to my basement when i noticed this clear goo that has the smell of laquer thinner/acetone. My epoxy is on the top shelf nothing above it. I opened the can and the paint seemed undisturbed.
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This is nothing more then crystallized vapors and does no harm other then will stay gooey, sticky and messy, only epoxy will do this as far as I know and only at certain times of year.
As soon as we make the epoxy we store the box upside down to help and even that is only about 90% effective at certain times of the year.

I for the life of me just can't figure out how this creeps through a sealed can but they are vapors.
 
usually on the rim of the gal when you open it . no biggy but nasty as hell. i manage to get it head to toe every time . :(
 
This happened to me once. The can was upside down on some cardboard which added to the mess. I thought that I must not have put the lid on well enough. I haven't used that can because I was concerned that the epoxy might have been damaged. I'm gathering that it would be safe to use then...
 
i'm relieved thats all it was. its a new can of epoxy. only used 12oz of it
 
would putting a few sheets of plastic wrap over the can and then putting the lid over it solve this problem?
just thinking a little
 
I don't think the plastic would work and I would be afraid of the vapors attacking the plastic and contaminating the epoxy.
 
Steves, newbie question. What is that lid on your primer can? Seems to have some sort of mixing/stirring mechanism built in?
 
Steve are these made for home use (like latex paints)? The pics on the site look like they may be a flimsy plastic? One's I had seen in the past were painted aluminum bodies IIRC. I'd imagine if you are using them it would be for solvent paints/primers. I'd like to try one out for use with the epoxy as I use that most often and it is the messiest (for me anyway) especially with a new gallon.
 
thank you! I ordered two. From what I can tell, if using for solvent-based materials, they don't recommend leaving them on for a long time (maybe a day or two?)
 
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thank you! I ordered two. From what I can tell, if using for solvent-based materials, they don't recommend leaving them on for a long time (maybe a day or two?)
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Yeah, I went back and read the reviews and one of the people posting a review said that the instructions said not for storage of solvent based paints:mad: With that info would epoxy be considered "solvent" based?
 
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ive never had a problem. the blades are pretty stiff. i usually take the handle off and hook it up to my power drill to mix faster

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ive never had a problem. the blades are pretty stiff. i usually take the handle off and hook it up to my power drill to mix faster
 
NY, my guess is that both epoxy and 2K are solvent based.

Steve, what's the longest you have stored epoxy using one of these lids?

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NY, my guess is that both epoxy and 2K are solvent based.

Steve, what's the longest you have stored epoxy using one of these lids?
 
I had that same lid on a gallon of epoxy that took me almost 6 months to use up.
no problems at all. i think what they are reffering to is that with solvent paints, it would be harder to clean the blades and lid. but i bought one for each type of paint. epoxy/high build/base coat etc.
 
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