Thinning Devcon 10110?

[LitLBoy]

What do you use to thin Devcon when it gets to thick in the jar?

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

What do you use to thin Devcon when it gets to thick in the jar?

What is the ambient temperature the jar/ container is stored at? normally higher ambient temperatures will make the viscosity thinner. also, when mixed it does thin out depends on how much hardener is used. remember it is a putty and not just an epoxy.

Lee

 

[hogpatrol]

If it's a few years old, I throw it out and buy new. YMMV.

 

[mikecockcroft]

I bought 5 sets of Devcon from a guy on forums. All well before their expiration date. All 5 unusable, so hard you couldnt dig it out. Tried heat, didnt help. threw it all away. Was shipped to me in the original 6 pack box with one missing. My guess is guy selling them tried one and it was bad so he sold the rest to my dumb a$$.

 

[hogpatrol]

^^^^This^^^^

I bought 5 sets of Devcon from a guy on forums. All well before their expiration date. All 5 unusable, so hard you couldnt dig it out. Tried heat, didnt help. threw it all away. Was shipped to me in the original 6 pack box with one missing. My guess is guy selling them tried one and it was bad so he sold the rest to my dumb a$$.

Same issue after a few years, hard as a rock and unusable. Marine-Tex seems to be moire stable over time. I did a bed job last week with it that was at least five years old.

 

[wedgy]

I switched to Marinetex also as I can get it in smaller quantities and not have it go bad.

 

[rogina]

Try a little heat. Wifes hair dryer or heat gun. Dont cook it. Tommy Mc

I use al devcon up to ten years old. They used to sell a thinner years ago. I called Devcon and the told me to thin putty with Acetone after it is mixed with the hardener, It works great.

 

[nmkid]

also, when mixed it does thin out depends on how much hardener is used.

Found this out by accident. You can make a mess but, it still set OK for me.

 

[mikecockcroft]

you will know when it's bad, hardner won't even mix with it