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A nonyl-phenol ALERT
(or why won't my paint dry?)
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Nonyl Phenol is a common chemical additive in almost all epoxies. It has both good and bad properties
Good Properties:
* used to adjust the mix ratio of part A and part B to whole numbers
* can add useful properties to epoxies with addititives/thickeners (we had an epoxy paste that become a crumbling mess when we attempted to remove the nonyl from the formulation)
* used as a thinner with thicker epoxy resins
* useful as a low cost accelerator/catalyst for epoxy curing
Bad Properties:
* can be used as a way to cheaply 'water down' the epoxy to increase profits
* probably slightly reduces the epoxies physical properties
* reclassified as a 'hazmat' ingredient around 2009, meaning most epoxies require hazmat or ORM-D shipping
* nonyl-phenol has potential health risks
* appears to greatly retard the drying of alkyd (oil based) enamels applied over epoxies containing nonyl phenol (often to unacceptable levels) in high humidity/dew point conditions - see following link:
---------- lots more info on the nonyl vs. enamel paint issues / recommendations - CLICK HERE ---------
Properties of Epoxies without Nonyl Phenol:
* more likely to be non-hazmat to ship (other factors/ingredients also come into play)
* probably slightly better epoxy physical properties
* part B (the curing agent) more likely to be dark amber colored instead of clear or slightly amber
* traditional alkyd (oil based) enamel paints dry without problem over these epoxies
Does it contain Nonyl Phenol?
Check the MSDS sheet for parts A and B of your epoxy. You have a legal right to see the MSDS document. If the vendor/store
resists your request, find a different vendor or store.
Epoxies offered by Progressive Epoxy Polymers, Inc. without
Nonyl Phenol:
Premium No Blush (tm)
Marine epoxy (non hazmat to ship - can be air shipped worldwide - and cycloaliphatic
besides!) find in catalog
Water Prime (tm) (pigmented water-based epoxy) -- (cannot be sold in Southern California -- non-hazmat to ship) find in catalog
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