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Originally Posted by JohnC
I haven't found thinned VE or PE but I haven't looked very much - I am sure I will find it. I'm near Ft Lauderdale so if its about boats they sell it here. I read that styrene can be added to PE (not sure about VE) to thin it but I didn't see much about how it affects the strength. I imagine it would have to diminish the strength of the resin if 10-15% of "not resin" were added. Maybe someone else would know more about thinning.
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Most infusion resins would be a special order item I would think, I purchased mine from a shop that was doing infusions. They had an extra drum to sell at half cost but was willing to sell me by the gallon as well if I only need a small amount.
I lot of people just buy standard resin and thin it. Styrene works both with PE and VE and I have even used acetone to thin but recommend styrene. Just keep it under the recommended percentage. Each resin manufacture has one but most fall around 10-15% like you mentioned.