My E-Tex resin is turning white and crystalizing in the bottle. It looks like it's mixed with sugar. I am talking about un-used resin in a sealed bottle kept indoors and less than a year old. The hardener seems fine. Is this resin now junk, or can it be warmed or stirred somehow? The only thing I can think of is that there must be air getting into the bottle somehow by a pin hole or crack in the cap??? Has anyone experienced this problem?
All Eyes
Eyes,
No worries, it will crystalize when stored at low temps or on my basement concrete floor
microwave some water and sit her in a warm water bath and she will be fine, may take a couple rounds and tilts up and down...not sure at what temp the crash goes back into solution but it will.
Best,
MS
No worries, it will crystalize when stored at low temps or on my basement concrete floor
microwave some water and sit her in a warm water bath and she will be fine, may take a couple rounds and tilts up and down...not sure at what temp the crash goes back into solution but it will.
Best,
MS
I don't know specifically about etex but the crystals indicate moisture being present. I have had them present and had no issues
posted using Outdoor Hub Campfire
posted using Outdoor Hub Campfire
i have the same issue from being in my basement but i have no problems at all just hard to open sometimes.
muskyslayer hit it on the head. The rod building epoxy I use most often is repackaged E-Tex with UV inhibitors (EX-74, I think). You can use the microwave, a warm bath, or set it on a candle warmer for a while. It takes a little time for the crystals to go away, and don't mix a batch before they are gone. I got a little aggressive one time and mixed a batch before the resin cleared, and had to toss it out.
Joe
Joe
I have had this problem over the years, now that I don't make as many baits as I used to I buy the smaller bottles, I have done the heating method it works, the only problem I have had at times if the humidity is high baits will dry sticky, most epoxy based resins are effected by moisture so I run a dehumidifier in the summer to dry the air at least 2 days before coating..
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