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Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc founder  PAUL OMAN

(taken at Seabrook Sailing Club - Seabrook TX -- 1990s)

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Hello Paul:

From: Joe m. <jaaaaaaaaaaaa@yahoo.com>
To: Progressive Epoxy

Joe wrote:

Paul, throw in 4 bags of the "e-z thick".

FYI..... I have used your marine epoxy on a lot of various applications, from thinning it for deeper penetration/sealing, to thickening for bonding multiple wood components and the stuff is great. All exterior wood gets one coat of thinned epoxy, then 2 coats full strength. then I have applied 10 coats of poly spar varnish. I have had a piece of hon. mahogany in a bucket of water for 3 months and the finish is still perfect and completely sealed. You guys are helping me restore a 35 yr. old wooden cutter, Thanks again.

Joe

July :

I'm in the process of starting a boat school in Portland, OR (http://wind-and-oar-boatschool.org/). We are working on our first boat, which is a St Ayles skiff, with a group of 10 completely novice women doing the build. Its the first all women build and the first on the west coast. The St Ayles Skiff is a Iain Oughtred design done for the Scottish Fisheries Museum and now the cornerstone of the Scottish Coastal Rowing Project (http://scottishcoastalrowing.org/). Last fall WoodenBoat Publications picked up the concept and got 5 high schools in Maine to start the boat and I am mirroring the idea for high schools in Portland. The first youth boat will start this fall but in the mean time a group of women approached me about building one too.

When it came time to decide about epoxies, I turned to Michael Bogoger (Dory-man) for advice. He suggested your Basic No Blush marine epoxy  and we've been extremely happy with it. The forgiving nature of the basic no-blush has been ideal for a school situation where many people are mixing and consistency is not necessarily high. Michael has covered our build on his blog several times and this link (http://dory-man.blogspot.com/2011/06/wind-and-oar-boat-building-school.html) is to one of his posts where you can see us using your product. His first post about us was on the occasion of his first visit to Portland when I had him give a little seminar on epoxies.

From: Mike and Denise <fields@ozarkisp.net>
To: pauloman555@yahoo.com

Hey there,

I finally finished my boat. It is covered one end to other with y'alls epoxy. I really like your Basic No Blush marine epoxy and still no rash!

Mike Fields

 VENDOR NOTE: (Mike had suffered from Epoxy Sensitivity and skin rashes from other epoxies. We don't know why he had no rash problem with our epoxy, but we're pleased that he didn't!)

I started building Puffin in January of this year, and launched her in July. I have made a few changes to better meet my needs. Puffin is a joy to sail. She is fast and very forgiving. The pic I m sending was taken in 25pmh plus wind on Greers Ferry Lake, AR. I plan to sail in the Gulf, and island hop along the Mississippi coast this summer.

W.B. wrote:

Paul-

My little company in upstate NY produces seaplane pontoons and an occasional racing sailboat. Loved your basic no blush marine epoxy.
you should mention that when mixing large batches (1/2 gallon) it doesn't do the exotherm thing as quickly as West. On a warm
day with West you almost can't finish mixing before it starts to get hot hot hot.

From: David <bbbbbbb@yahoo.com>
To: pauloman555@yahoo.com

I bought a 3 gallon kit of basic no blush marine epoxy 2 last summer and have been very pleased with it. It's good stuff and I could afford
to make learning curve type mistakes at your price. The high cost of epoxy at the local West Marine store was just too
much and it kept me away from epoxy for too long.

I will be ordering more soon but I'm coming up short on the curing agent, I spilled some a while back. Would it be possible
to buy an additional quart when I make my next order?

Thanks, David

VENDOR NOTE: No problem, David. We can sell you an extra quart of curing agent.

Paul,

First, a quick thank you-- I ordered your two part no-blush epoxy marine epoxy kit a few years ago for repairs on my little sunfish-type sailboat. It was my very first epoxy experience, and your product was just terrific! Patched my holes and cracks, and took the house paint I used perfectly...

Subject: UV and epoxy colorings...
From: J. A.
To: <pauloman555@yahoo.com>

Excellent web site!!! I have started testing your "Basic No Blush Epoxy". Wow! Good stuff and affordable too. I intentionally incorrectly mixed your product to test its sensitivity to mix ratio variations. Very, very forgiving. The pot life is very consistent even with some variation in ratio and set up is consistent as well. It also does not seem to flash as easily as other epoxies I have worked with. I got by working in the 16 oz. mixing cups without having to pour to a wider flat bottomed container. I usually wait till an epoxy starts to flash or just slightly heats up in the cup before I pour it into an ice cream bucket. That is of course not a summer time practice but my shop can get down to 60 F. in the winter. But your product did not seem to heat a lot. I was even a little nervous about it setting up but it cured like a champ! I am very happy with your Basic No Blush and I'll be back for more.

Sincerely yours -- J.A.

From: Dave L.
Organization: Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc.

Dave wrote:

> Hi there. I have just built a small rowboat (10') using Basic No-Blush marine epoxy (fantastic resin by the way) for
summer use here on Cape Cod. It will be stored on the beach under a cover.
> Thanks,
> Dave

Most of the 25 gals of Basic No Blush Marine Epoxy I used went into the Xynole polyester sheathing I used instead of fiberglass. I haven't used glass much but my sense is polyester takes about twice the epoxy. The designer's estimate was 15-20 gals total, and I think only about 5 actually went into gluing the boat together.

The thing I like most about the no blush (besides the price) is that you don't have to wash it down between coats. Sort of obvious from the name, but I found that to be a big plus since I only had an hour or two each night to work on the boat, so it was very convenient to be able to pick up in the middle of a filleting job for example one night to the next without having to worry about whether the epoxy would stick to last night's work, or whether the wood had thoroughly dried in cases where I would have otherwise had to wash or wipe it.

John

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)

hello:

First off, I have had very good results from your basic no blush epoxy and have built 3 wooden boats (2 kayaks and a canoe) with your products... Bryan

From: joe m. <jaaaaaaaaaaaa@yahoo.com>
To: Progressive Epoxy
Re: 15 gallon kit
Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 16:54:01 -0400

Joe wrote:

Paul, throw in 4 bags of the "e-z thick". I think the last order I got was of the 1 gallon bags.also.

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BASIC NO BLUSH marine epoxy - WINTER CURE

The last two months I've been using the winter cure you sell, in several applications, all of them in unheated areas. The weather here in the Pacific Northwest is very humid and about 35 - 45 degrees. In all cases the material has set up enough to sand for repeated coats in 24 hours! In a couple instances, I've thrown patches on and even painted them the next day, because they were outside and we seldom go two days without rain this time of year. If I'd done that with the Sys. Three (blush) I've used for years, the paint would slow the cure for weeks and I'd eventually have to sand it all off because it would not stick.

I have a steady flow of old restorations in the works, so you will be hearing from me again! I've passed on some of your data sheets to shipwright friends of mine, so hopefully they will be in touch, too. In addition to such a reliable product, the pricing is right! Thanks again, and good luck on the kayak.

peace, Michael

VENDOR NOTE:  I'm doing epoxy/fiberglass cloth boat building here in NH using the Basic No Blush with the Winter (fast) curing agent. The epoxy is stored in my basement at 50 degrees. The boat building is happening in my garage at temps in the mid 30s. The epoxy is hard the next day.

 

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BASIC NO BLUSH marine epoxy - GLUING

One of my customers does a lot of gluing (with our epoxies) professionally. He has kindly offered to share his methods/comments:

Hi Paul,

I don't know if I do anything all that different from anyone else while gluing teak. I do a good bit of work on large sportfishing boats here in south Jersey. Part of the style of these boats are teak decks (1/2" thick by 1 7/8" wide vertical grain teak) and cover boards on the gunwales. Screws and plugs are not acceptable and the boats that have been screwed and plugged regret it when they have been sanded through in a few years. Some of my customers have been a little concerned when I tell them the wood is "only" held by epoxy. They have all heard of it but are not too familiar with it. Business men, not boat builders. I tell them epoxy is, first and foremost, glue and all the cold molded boats are "only" held together with it. It just happens to be good for other things as well. A lot of people seem to think epoxy is some sort of fiberglass resin not glue.

My routine for gluing a deck starts with grinding off the paint and leaving a very rough but fair surface. I use 40 grit discs for grinding. Obviously on new boats I dewax the surface with interlux 202 before I grind but it probably isn't necessary. The teak itself gets hit with the grinder or sanded across the grain to roughen it up good. The dust gets blown off and then (most important I think) I wipe the gluing side with lacquer thinner or alcohol until no more oil comes off on the rag. This usually takes a few times and makes me wish I had a helper. I like to set the wood, gluing side up, in the sun to heat up then wet out the wood while it is still warm. I think I get deeper penetration into the wood this way. I don't thin the epoxy but I will warm it up to help it soak in. I am also a nut when it comes to wetting out everything. Doesn't have to be puddles of epoxy but no dry spots. I don't use much clamping pressure just enough to hold the wood in position. Probably nothing new here, just careful attention to the details. I tell my customers "I can charge you the first time to do it right, but if something fails I have to fix it for free." I can honestly say I have never had to do any warranty work.

Another interesting thing is how hot a teak deck gets. I never wear shoes in the summer (great to be me) and after a short time in the sun these decks are too hot to stand on! I know how epoxy softens in heat but have never seen a single plank fail to stay down. Same thing with the coverboards, though the wood is massive compared to the teak decking. I have seen other people's work fail (job security) but always from poor prep, or improper thickener. I fix it and pick up a customer.

Thanks Paul for a great product, great service, and that crazy web site.
Patrick, PF Custom Marine

VENDOR NOTE: The only point I can make about using epoxy to glue surfaces together is not to clamp very tightly. It is too easy to squeeze all of the epoxy out of the joint which of course means the bond will fail.

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BASIC NO BLUSH marine epoxy - SUMMER CURE

I used it to assemble an end coaming in the cockpit. I mixed it up at 1pm and the temp in the cockpit was 98 degrees. Outside it was 88 degrees. It had rained about 4 hours earlier and humidity was really high. All parts were epoxy painted and then glued with a mix of epoxy and wood flour by 1:30pm. By 2:30 the epoxy was still moveable - I could fair the thickened stuff easily with a stick. By about 4:15 it was non-sticky but I could still make an indentation with my fingernail. By 6pm I couldn't do that anymore - it felt very hard.

This is in contrast to the standard cure which in these temps is only workable for between 10 and 20 minutes after mixing and is hard and non sticky within the first hour.

VENDOR NOTE: YOU CAN BLEND THE SLOW SUMMER CURE WITH THE REGULAR CURE TO ADJUST THE WORKING TIME.

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BASIC NO BLUSH marine epoxy - TURNING WHITE!

From time to time we get reports of the epoxy turning white within about 12 hours of application. These reports usually happen in the fall or late summer. I've had exactly this same thing happen on canoe seats I was coating/sealing with clear marine epoxy (not Basic No Blush). The cause is moisture/dew/fog forming on the hours old epoxy at just the wrong time during its cure cycle. Trapped mini water droplets look white (we've also seen the same on patio stones coated/recoated with epoxy after it rains etc.). It is more common in the fall with lower nighttime temps that approach or pass through the dew point. Which is why fog is usually a fall/spring event. It is easy to forget that epoxy curing is an exothermic event and moisture can affect it. Note the Amine Blush is a waxy film forming due to unseen moisture in the air during the epoxy cure. Many epoxy blush - the better ones, like our no-blush have little or no blush. The white coloring seen in this example is well beyond epoxy blush and is actually 'water' now in the epoxy. The fix is not to epoxy when temps etc. are expected to drop a good bit in the next few hours (like in the fall!) -- i.e. outside afternoon or evening epoxy work at those critical times of the year could be trouble. We don't see this much during the height of summer when evening temps generally stay high and well above the dew points. All you can do is and off the epoxy and recoat.

Yes it is water - perhaps a splash or bird pee or something during the critical 'set up time' as the epoxy begins to harden.

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