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PRODUCT NAME ----- Basic No Blush (tm)
Professional Marine Epoxy Resin / NON BLUSHING! /
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SELECTION CRITERIA ----- This product received its BEST rating for several reasons.
Basic No Blush is a formulated epoxy. Only 4 or 5 marine epoxies are formulated epoxies. This means their manufacturer begins with the raw resins and curing agents made by the major chemical companies and then adjusts/adds to them to formulate their marine epoxy. The other marine epoxy vendors (the low price guys) are 'barrel to jug' repackagers. They simply order jugs of material from the major chemical companies and pour those resins directly into jugs for sale to end users.
Price - Basic No Blush marine epoxy is about half the price of the other formulated epoxies and about the same price as the repackaged marine epoxies (sometimes even much less). This is possible because the company doesn't use distributors or agents, has no 800 phone number, slick printed catalogs, or trade show booths. These savings get passed onto the customer when they purchase from the on-line store.
Basic No Blush is a 'non blushing' epoxy. The competitor's primary epoxies all can produce as waxy film on the epoxy surface when the epoxy cures called "blush". This product uses more expensive curing agents that do not blush.
Basic No Blush marine epoxy is offered with a slow summer curing agent for use in hot weather and a fast winter curing agent for use in temperatures just above freezing. This makes it ideal for winter boat building projects in unheated spaces in the northern states.
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Why Basic No Blush (tm) epoxy is the BEST in its class: 1. A formulated blended resin system (not repackaged raw chemicals) 2) Uses NON BLUSHING curing agent for blush free results 3) not too thick, not too thin, not too brittle - ever see an epoxy surface with millions of tiny cracks? It is brittle, repackaged (see #1) not formulated epoxy 4) the only marine type epoxy with bubble breakers for superior flaw free finishes and uniform properties and appearance and allows for thicker, multiple layers with better clarity 5) the only epoxy adduct marine type epoxy for superior enhanced properties (standard cure only) 6) strong user support / feedback 7) 24/7 support email marineepoxy@gmail.com 8) less expensive than the other formulated epoxies which still don't have many of the advantages listed here |
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There are two types of Marine Epoxy Vendors: 1) discount, bulk, REPACKAGERS who simple buy drums of raw resin and raw curing agent(s) from the big chemical companies and fill plastic jugs for resale; 2) FORMULATORS take the raw epoxy chemicals add to them to enhance and improve the raw "moonshine" into a "fine whiskey". Learn more repackagers/formulators. Our Basic No Blush (tm) is a formulated non blushing epoxy by Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc. (homepage). that includes additions for reduced brittleness and exclusive (only we have it) bubble breakers for a more perfect looking finish. Basic No Blush is the least expensive of the formulated epoxies and considered the best marine epoxy by many ex-users of the other formulated epoxies. REPACKAGED EPOXY WARNING: Over the years I have seen and had reports of non-formulated, raw resin/cure epoxies (which are extremely hard and brittle) becoming crazed with millions of cracks (like shattered safety glass) in outdoor settings that experience big changes in temperature. Formulated epoxies all seem to be 'fixed' to allow for this expansion and contraction without cracking by making them less brittle and better able to handle internal stresses. |
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| "I've been using the Basic No Blush epoxy on all my own stuff, and using up all the West epoxy on most customers boats. When the West is finally gone I'll only be using your epoxies. Good stuff. I'm rebuilding an old Rybovich so a big order in the future..." Patrick (comment with on-line order 9/4/07) ---- Order No Blush online |
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PARTIAL DATA SHEET |
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Boatbuilding Fiberglass Laminating Pebble Stone Surfacing
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Solvent-Free Easy 2:1Mixing Ratio Contains no carcinogens Medium Viscosity Three Different Curing Agents
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STANDARD PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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Basic No-Blush™ is a 100% solids, marine grade epoxy coating system designed for general marine/ boating applications. It will not blush or water spot under normal conditions. It is available with three different curing agents, a fast cold weather (a slightly yellow curing agent), our standard clear curing agent, and a thicker, amber colored slow warm weather curing agent. The standard cure version is also widely used for resealing epoxy/pebble flooring systems.
The slow summer curing version is ‘viscosity adjusted’. Because epoxies become thinner (less viscous) in warmer weather, the summer curing agent has been thickened to approximate the viscosity of the standard No-Blush epoxy at approximately 70°F.
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Creating and maintaining pebble/epoxy decks Boatbuilding/Repair
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Excellent chemical resistance Convenient 2 to 1 ratio by volume ( 1 to .422 by weight) base/cure - Standard cure Superior adhesion to cold, damp surfaces
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Approximate viscosity at 72°F: Standard/Winter Summer Part A: 900 cps 900 cps Part B: 175 cps 4,500 cps Mixed: 600 cps 2,000 cps
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COMPRESSIVESTRENGTH .......... ASTMD695 9,500 psi /9,200 psi (STANDARD/SUMMER)
TENSILESTRENGTH.................... ASTMD638 6,200 psi /8,600 psi
ABRASIONRESISTANCE CS-17WHEEL, 1 kg LOAD ............ ASTMD4060 0.20 gm loss /0.20 gm loss
WATERABSORPTION.................. ASTMD570 0.16% /0.16 % (2 hour boil)
FLEXURALSTRENGTH................ ASTMD790 5,500 psi /5,500 psi
SHORE D HARDNESS ................. ASTMD2240 90 /78
HEATDISTORTION...................... ASTMD649 125°F /125° F TEMPERATURE
LAPSHEAR.................................. 2,200 psi /2,250 psi
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DID YOU KNOW...
Epoxy coatings are used because of their
outstanding chemical resistance, durability, low porosity and strong bond
strength.
Epoxies consist of a ‘base' and a ‘curing' agent. The two components are mixed in a certain ratio. A chemical
reaction occurs between the two parts generating heat (exotherm) and hardening the mixture into an inert, hard
‘plastic'.
Epoxies yellow, chalk (or more commonly least lose their gloss), in direct sunlight (UV). The yellowing can
be a real problem. For pigmented epoxies select colors that are dark or contain a lot of yellow (such as green).
Even clear epoxies will yellow and cloud up. Often epoxies are top coated with latex or urethanes that will retain
their color and attractive gloss. This is particularly true if color coding or matching company colors is important.
Epoxies will harden in minutes or hours, but complete cure (hardening) will generally take several days. Most
epoxies will be suitably hard within a day or so, but may require more time to harden before the coating can be
sanded.
By their nature, epoxies are hard and brittle. Additives can be added to epoxies that make them less brittle,
but generally at the loss or reduction of other positive epoxy properties such as chemical resistance.
Other clues of cheap epoxies include ‘induction time' (after mixing the two components the mixture must sit
for several minutes to ‘self cook' before being applied).
The best time to recoat epoxy is within about 48 hours after the initial coat. Because epoxies take days to
reach full cure, a second coat applied shortly after the first coat will partially fuse to the first coat rather
than forming a simple mechanical bond.
End users can thicken epoxy with many things, Tiny glass spheres, known as micro-spheres or micro-balloons
are commonly used. Besides thickening, their crushable nature makes sanding the hardened epoxy easier. On the downside,
they work like tiny ball bearings, resulting is sagging and slumping. Another thickener is fumed silica (a common
brand name is Cabosil (tm)) which looks like fake snow. About 2 parts fumed silica with one part epoxy will produce
a mixture similar in texture and thickness to petroleum jelly. Micro-spheres and fumed silica can be combined together.
Fisheyes are areas on a painted surface where the coating literally pulls away for the substrate leaving a coatingless void or fisheye. Often fisheyes are caused by surface contaminants such as a bit of silicon, wax, or
oil. I have also seen them on clean plywood where epoxies paints have been used as sealers and the problem might
be due to uneven saturation (soaking-in) of the epoxy into the wood. Surface tension plays a big part in fisheyeing.
There are some additives that can be mixed into the epoxy that will reduce surface tension. Likewise, on wood,
applying several coats of solvent thinned epoxy, instead of one coat of unthinned epoxy, seems to work well. Applying
a thick coat of epoxy over a contaminated fisheye surface will bury the fisheye but expect the coating to peel
away in the future. As a rule of thumb, always suspect some sort of surface contamination as the primary cause
of fisheyeing.
Adding a bit of solvent to a solvent based or solvent-free epoxy is something that most manufacturers would
not officially approve of and something that might not work with all epoxies. However, it can be done (unofficially)
with the epoxies I deal with. Adding solvent to these epoxies will: 1) thin them out; 2) increase
pot life; 3) allows
them to flow off the brush/roller a bit more smoothly; and 4) perhaps allows them to ‘soak-in', penetrate, or may
be soften, the substrate just a little bit. Not change is visible in the epoxy unless 12% or greater solvent is
added. With that amount of solvent, the epoxies no longer cure with a glossy finish.
It is best to use epoxies with a mix ratio close to 1 to 1 as opposed to something 4-1, 5-1, etc. because errors
in the mix ratios can be more pronounced with the latter. That said, no matter what the mix ratio is, some epoxies
are more forgiving of mix ratio errors than others. One ‘trick' of epoxy vendors with odd or very sensitive mix
ratios is to sell calibrated pumps that disperse the epoxy components in exact amounts.
How Thick? How thick should your coating be? Economics play a major role in determining how much coating to apply. One U.S. gallon contains 231 cubic inches. That's only 1.6 cubic square feet of surface at one inch thick and that's also assuming a solvent-free product. If the product is 25% VOC (i.e. 25% solvent) then dry thickness/coverage will be 25% less. Again, assuming a 1/4 inch thick coating (250 mils) maximum coverage will still be only 6.4 square feet per gallon. A solvent-free (100% solids) epoxy coating applied at 16 mils will cover 100 square feet per gallon (note: the wall paint in your office is probably 2-4 mils). While thick coatings sound like a good idea, they use so much product that they must be made very cheaply so that coating 1,000 or 10,000 square feet can still be done at a competitive price. A high quality, fairly expensive product with a coverage rate of 100 sq. feet or more per gallon, on the other hand, will have a low enough cost per sq. foot to provide both economy and top quality.
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