On 3 Mar, 2005, at 0:33, Richard Zieger wrote:
I got some epoxy on the reel seat and cannot move the bottom ring. I have
tried heat from a hair dryer for 35 minutes and that did not loosen the
epoxy.
What is the best solution to use to disolve the epoxy?
Nothing. For or practical purposes, cured epoxies are insoluble. Which means, there are chemical ways of softening/breaking down epoxy, but they would be rather hard on your reel seat as well. I think that a good night's soak with paint stripper would attack the epoxy, BUT also the reel seat. Usually, heat and mechanical means (such as twisting force) are the best option.
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