<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV> Tom </DIV> <DIV>Don't sniff it. It may be addictive.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jim I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Koenig, Tom</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 18, 2003 8:44 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> 'Discussion'</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> micro-balloons etc</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR>Help.....please<BR><BR>Gray, Matt, Lance.... anyone.<BR><BR>I have a huge tub at home that is a white fluffy powder, which weighs<BR>nothing...( Nooooo....not that sort of powder<VBG>) I dont know wether it is<BR>micro balloons or cabosil, or whatever.<BR>When I mix it with epoxy it sort of forms the white stuff which you commonly<BR>see in the corners of layups ( to help lay the glass), but it isnt quite the<BR>same, it seems to be more translucent.<BR>Am I not mixing properly? It seems that when I keep adding more powder it<BR>becomes too dry and unworkable. It also doesn't seem that light which makes<BR>me think it isnt micro balloons. Is it the resin I'm using ( LC 3600)?<BR><BR>Sorry for the moronic question...but how can I tell what I've got? Also what<BR>exactly is used as the fillers in the ZN kits, Bollys etc ? Do they use a<BR>thixotropic additive in the resin when they form the fillets etc.<BR><BR>Thanks guys<BR><BR>Tom<BR><BR>************************************************************************<BR>*PLEASE NOTE* This email and any attachments may<BR>be confidential. If received in error, please delete all <BR>copies and advise the sender. The reproduction or <BR>dissemination of this email or its attachments is <BR>prohibited without the consent of the sender.<BR><BR>WARNING RE VIRUSES: Our computer systems sweep<BR>outgoing email to guard against viruses, but no warranty <BR>is given that this email or its attachments are virus free. <BR>Before opening or using attachments, please check for <BR>viruses. Our liability is limited to the re-supply of any <BR>affected attachments.<BR><BR>Any views expressed in this message are those of the <BR>individual sender, except where the sender expressly,<BR>and with authority, states them to be the views of the <BR>organisation.<BR>************************************************************************<BR>=====================================<BR># To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR># discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR># and put leave discussion on the first line of the body.<BR>#<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>