Styrene Suppresent?

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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
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Topic: Styrene Suppresent?

Posted By: mob.dynam.grad
Subject: Styrene Suppresent?
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 1:52 AM

Is there any place where i can buy styrene suppresent?? I looked on the select products website and i couldn't find any. Is there another site for fiberglass supplies?

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Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: July 11, 2004 at 2:08 AM

https://www.uscomposites.com/solvents.html

https://www.fibreglast.com/showproducts-category-category-9.html#220

https://www.fiberlay.com/

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

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Posted By: CarAudioHelp
Date Posted: July 12, 2004 at 5:35 PM

Are you looking for pure styrene to thin out your resin? I've never heard of styrene suppressant.

I get my supplies from US Composites. Select is so expensive that they're my supplier of last resort.

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Posted By: mob.dynam.grad
Date Posted: July 12, 2004 at 8:23 PM

i'm looking for styrene suppresent. Not to thin out resin...but styrene suppresent is supposed to cut the smell of resin by 90%. I dont really have a properly ventilated area to work in so i'd like to cut the smell down as much as possible.

Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: July 12, 2004 at 9:52 PM

Ah, you can find those here: https://www.selectproducts.com/frames.html

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Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

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Posted By: mob.dynam.grad
Date Posted: July 13, 2004 at 2:03 AM

I still didn't see it in there. There are the ones in there used for thinning but i didn't read anything about cutting the smell of resin. I attended Mobile Dynamics and i used it there and i'm not sure where to get it now. I bought a charcoal mask...i'm not worried about me and the fumes...the last time i worked with resin...the smell filled the house and my family woke up with headaches and burning eyes and it wasn't pretty. I'd just like to cut the smell of the styrene down.

Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: July 13, 2004 at 11:17 AM

Ah, that makes more sense.

It sounds like you might want to try a different resin all together. From what I understand, epoxy resins don't have as strong an odor. Although another option is to get the resin shown in the link below. It has a bubble gum smell.

https://www.selectproducts.com/frames.html

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

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Posted By: CarAudioHelp
Date Posted: July 17, 2004 at 2:36 PM

Why not call Mobile Dynamics and ask them what they use and where to get it?

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Posted By: archemedes
Date Posted: July 17, 2004 at 4:29 PM

just because the smell isn't there doesn't mean the fumes aren't going to cause the same problem, you need more ventilation (a box fan in a window may be enough)