Once cured, most epoxies are pretty well impervious to most commonly encountered solvents, but surely there is some chemical that will break it down. Is anybody aware of a solvent that will "dissolve" cured epoxy resin so that it can be easily removed from wood? Some particular brand of paint stripper perhaps?
Epoxy question
May 27, 2012
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Any stripper with lots of methylene chloride should do it. Read the label carefully and use gloves and goggles--methylene chloride is nasty stuff.
chloride will attack & soften epoxy. Whether or not you can now purchase this nasty stuff is another question.
btw heat epoxy to +160F and it be easily scrapped off.
cheers Bob
If you know you are going to remove the epoxy such as in a hole, use a release agent in the hold before applying the epoxy.
Permatex makes an epoly type thread repair kit. You put the product in the hole with the damaged threads and coat the bolt or screw that will fit in the hole with an included release agent. Put the bolt or screw in the filled hole and let cure and then screw out your bolt or screw.
Smells vile and gives you a headache, but the toxicity is overstated.
That depends on the state you live in ...
~ Says the guy who lives in the longhorn state. But then, I guess if you make a living through Texas Longhorns or gushing oil wells, it all smells like perfume after your regular bank visit. :)
Get some in your eye and say that.
ROTFL
Thanks for the answers. I shall try something with methylene chloride in it to see if that does the trick.
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