Cliff Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Living in IL, I have a lot of issues with changing temps and rust. The West systems 1 gal resign and 205/207 cans ted to get rusted on the top and start to leak. Wondering if anyone has a special process they use to keep their cans in good shape. The resin lasts forever so that is what i'm most worried about. West Systems should sell silicoine sleeves that cover every part of it except the nozzle. I'd totally buy that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 The WS epoxy I buy in Australia comes in completely plastic containers. I wonder why they’re different? The only problem I’ve come into recently was the pump on the 207 failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 I keep mine inside as that's where my shop is and mine haven't rusted. Is it possible to store them inside and take them to your shop when you need them? I'm not grabbing for my epoxy very often so it wouldn't be that big of a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 I keep it for years at the time sometimes, and have never had rust trouble. I do keep extra pumps, but never heard of cans rusting out. Maybe just paint them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted March 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: I keep mine inside as that's where my shop is and mine haven't rusted. Is it possible to store them inside and take them to your shop when you need them? I'm not grabbing for my epoxy very often so it wouldn't be that big of a pain. I use quite a bit of walnut that has flaws that have to be filled so I use it pretty regularly. I'm not really sure what the deal is. I kept them inside last winter, but of course the only place my wife will let me store them was the basement, which is probably the worst place to keep them inside. I must have something crazy going on in my shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krtwood Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 The resin doesn't last forever. Last half inch or so of my gallon container turned into a gel. Not sure how many years I had it but it was a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 3 hours ago, krtwood said: The resin doesn't last forever. Last half inch or so of my gallon container turned into a gel. Not sure how many years I had it but it was a while. If you warm up the resin, it will get thin again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Cliff, have you consider placing the cans inside a plastic bag? Ziploc type would be best, but the largest I've seen is 2 gal, which oddly enough is probably only big enough to enclose a quart can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 I liked Tom's suggestion to paint the cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted April 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Found this on amazon and am going to try it (haven't gotten it yet.) Pourable Silicone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 I guess an easy thing to do would be to mix up some of the epoxy, and paint that on the tops. I remember my Scientist friends used to use the liquid silicone for making some of their experimental equipment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 What is this stuff usually used for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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