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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>I’m guessing our west coast friends would prefer you elaborate on your definition of “open fire”. :)<BR>
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On 11/1/07 11:33 AM, "Gray E Fowler" <gfowler@raytheon.com> wrote:<BR>
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Will be roasting chestnuts on an open fire........had some smoke inhalation issues last year with a closed fire. <BR>
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Thank you Wayne-O, now go away.</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> <BR>
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will you be home for Christmas...dear?</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> <BR>
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Grey I just knew you could come up with the final answer.</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> <BR>
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<B>Sent:</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'> Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:28 AM <BR>
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On cured epoxy solvent will not work....before it damages your covering. Most likely you are using an epoxy that you bought at a hobby store or similar. At about 130F it will be above its glass transistion temperature, which means it will become rubbery and lose much of its adhesive characteristics. Take a covering iron, heat the epoxy directly with the iron and while it is hot you should be able to remove the epoxy much easier with your razor blade. Epoxy is a "thermoset" reaction so contrary to most peoples opinion, it will never melt nor dissolve with heat or solvent.</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'> <BR>
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Hello all,<BR>
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Is there any way posible to remove old dried epoxy from covering without <BR>
damaging it besides trying to pick it of with a single edge blade or #11 <BR>
blade. It doesn't stick to covering like it does in wood but the blade <BR>
leaves scratch marks on the covering. Any ideas, anybody???<BR>
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