I was working with some epoxy today and realised I don’t like the smell. It’s not as pungent as poly but those who say it has no odor have been sniffing the poly too long. To me it smells like burnt popcorn something.
Now the smell of poly I have to admit I love (and miss). Today when I was putting on some Coppertone sunscreen it occurred to me it smells like poly resin. Anyone else notice that? Both are like aroma therapy for me. Coppertone is like a whiff of summer and adolescence…
I like the smell of aluzine. RR is almost as good. West Systems and other epoxies reek.
I like the smell of varnish. When my work is drying it makes me feel like my garage is a luxury yacht.
RR does not smell ,it’s the additive F that has the smell… What is it …xyline???
I love the smell of Bondo. Every body needs Bondo…
Yeah it does. Kind of a sweet nutty smell.
poly smells good. but smelling it fucks you up. Kinda like beer, but poly messes you up long term.
We use one brand of epoxy, that I swear smells like candy.
Mostly epoxy hardeners have a harsh smell (unless they are the cycloaliphatic “no-blush”) the amines smell sort of like dead shark (urea).
But even when we are mixing gallons of epoxy, i never get the polyester/vinyester side effects of numb tongue, head ache, and runny nose from styrene
I was working with some epoxy today and realised I don’t like the smell. It’s not as pungent as poly but those who say it has no odor have been sniffing the poly too long. To me it smells like burnt popcorn something.
Now the smell of poly I have to admit I love (and miss). Today when I was putting on some Coppertone sunscreen it occurred to me it smells like poly resin. Anyone else notice that? Both are like aroma therapy for me. Coppertone is like a whiff of summer and adolescence…
I loved the smell of leaded gasoline when I was a kid…
Never did huff it though (thank God).
“polyester/vinyester side effects of numb tongue, head ache, and runny nose from styrene”
Shine,
I’m not so sure I would call those ‘side’ effects…those are pretty serious effects.
JSS
I like the smell of polyester if it’s not too enclosed of a space. I like the smell of the old leaded gasoline, too. EPS smells good too when you cut into it. I wonder if that is bad for you? My wife told me once by breath smelled like polyester resin. That can’t be good. The aluzine resin smell ok. It looks nice, too when it goes from opaque to clear. Mike
I also have become accustomed to the fragrance of polyester resin
After about a week of not smelling it I kind of crave the aroma
Mmmmmmmm gooood!!!
but my wife says it stinks, What does she know!
Remember when surfshops smelled heavy of resin and neoprene, with a hint of Waxmate…
Gawd, I miss that mix…
I’ve read that smell is more powerfully tied to memory than any other sense.
Everytime I smell Wrigley’s Spearment gum, I immediately remember kissing my high school girlfriend and that was a looong time ago. I like that one.
Poly smells good but good smells aren’t always good for you.
“I’ve read that smell is more powerfully tied to memory than any other sense.”
You read correctly. Smell is the only sense that can run directly to the brain’s cortex, bypassing the brainstem and thalamus, and all of the routing and switching that can take place there. One part of the brain it directly runs to is tied to memory, explaining the effect of the gum…
JSS