Spilled Resin in my trunk!
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Topic: Spilled Resin in my trunk!
Posted By: dowmace
Subject: Spilled Resin in my trunk!
Date Posted: June 16, 2005 at 4:56 PM
Okay to make a long story short I had raw resin leak out of the can into my trunk and onto some tools and other things, now how do I clean this crap up? About half a gallon came out, do I need to go buy alot of Acetone and just douse it all?
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Posted By: DukeDuke
Date Posted: June 16, 2005 at 5:03 PM
Put hardner on it! LoL. JK Acetone should work, I believe. Get a few other opinions however!
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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: June 16, 2005 at 7:04 PM
Ouch. For what is in the trunk soak up as much of it as you can with paper towels or anything else that is cheap and expendable. Then take some paper towels with acetone and finish it off. For the tools(only handtools no drills, dremels, or airtools), fill a bucket with acetone and let them soak.
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Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: June 16, 2005 at 8:43 PM
Clean your tools with acetone as stated. Replace the carpet.
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Posted By: customcarchris
Date Posted: June 17, 2005 at 12:39 AM
Oh wow, what a mess.
Just put hardener in the resin on the carpet and paint it so you have a fiberglass trunk, then you'll look super custom and everyone will be none the wiser.
Or you could replace your carpet, I don't know if rubbing it with acetone would be worth it or even work in the end.
Hope something works out for you, say, how did this much resin get spilled anyway?
Posted By: abovestock
Date Posted: June 17, 2005 at 2:53 AM
soak it up, pull the carpet out because it has soaked through, clean up the mess on the metal before it eats of any paint, then replace carpet. The harsh chemicals will destroy the carpet any way. Good luck
Posted By: dowmace
Date Posted: June 17, 2005 at 9:53 AM
probably about half the gallon can I had, just goes ot show, this is what happens when you let idiot friends tap the lid shut on the can, next time I'm going to do it like I should have!
Thanks for all the help, I've already gotten a new carpet piece being custom upholstered so thats cool, but today I'm goign to go buy a couple gallons of acetone and start soaking the tools
Posted By: ajgonzales
Date Posted: June 17, 2005 at 12:05 PM
next time, use a cardboard box to carry your supplies. i'm always paranoid about putting cans of resin in my car.. i usually put a can inside two plastic bags, and then into a cardboard box.
Posted By: BoominRolla
Date Posted: June 22, 2005 at 10:00 PM
I had a fried spill about a quart to a half gallon of BONDO on his front floorboard... needless to say I got a "emergency" cell phone call from him on the road "GET PAPER TOWELS READY MAN I'VE GOT A BIG PROBLEM..." I thought he cut his hand off or something ahahha come to find out the bondo can tipped over and got that stuff all over his floor... hahahaha
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Posted By: Rick_h
Date Posted: June 24, 2005 at 9:00 AM
oonikfraleyoo wrote:
Clean your tools with acetone as stated. Replace the carpet.
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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: June 25, 2005 at 5:55 PM
This is why i spend $1 at the doller store and get that plastic mat stuff for painting, , it comes in like 10' x12' sheets, , you could cover your whole interior with one sheet.
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