Review posted by Jeremy Fruit
Best quality epoxy available!
Jeremy Fruit · Jan 5, 2021 · Edit · Delete
I am so excited that Ardec offers West System Epoxies. They are the best IMO. The five minute epoxy they offer beats the big box store version by a mile! Wonderful for doing quick glue-ups. Thanks Ardec and West System!
Never been one like it!
Jeremy Fruit · Aug 27, 2020 · Edit · Delete
I make a lot of recessed pockets in my wood furniture that I could never sand before purchasing this. The sander has been amazing! It has a ton of power and the batteries last a long time. The recharge times are less than 20 minutes so you are never out of juice with two batteries. It has a true random orbit pattern that mimics my Festool Brushless 5 inch pad sander. Its outstanding and would order again. Make sure that you order the 10 pack of the 30mm replaceable pads when ordering the sander. The mesh sandpaper is pretty hard on them and you will wear them out regularly.
Worth the cost!
Jeremy Fruit · Mar 11, 2020 · Edit · Delete
The cost of this product is enormous. When I first saw the container size I paid $50 for I about lost my cookies! Hands down, this is the best oil-wax finish money can buy. With two coats, my Walnut bath caddy looks like it had 6 coats of Tried and True Original (my other favorite oil finish). Coverage is amazing! A tiny amount gets huge coverage, especially with a rubber scraper. Purchased with the OSMO applicator (and proper sanding ahead of time) you get that wonderful-buttery-subtle-satin finish that everyone loves to touch. This is it, I will be ordering more for sure and I recommend!
Best waterborne finish yet!
Jeremy Fruit · Mar 3, 2020 · Edit · Delete
This product is excellent! Very quick dry times, great self-sealing properties, almost no odour, and from what I have been able to ascertain from the MSDS is its very very low in toxicity. Cleans out of my gun really well and sands to a nice powdery smooth finish. I've been able to flip my panels over on the carts to apply a second coat to the opposing side within 40 minutes and absolutely no marks have been left in the newly finished surface. Awesome! Ardec also mixes the colour spot-on!
Cures fast!
Jeremy Fruit · Jan 28, 2019 · Edit · Delete
Ardec's customer service is tremendous!! I will be ordering everything from them in the future! I had my pigmented lacquer tinted to "Oxford White" from the Benjamin Moore collection and the results were stunning. Overall, EM6500 is very thick so be mindful that you will have to use bigger spray tips. It flows well but what's best is the super quick drying and hardening times. I was clamping pieces that I had sprayed the previous day for assembly and it was rock solid! If you desire a super smooth buttery finish but want it colored I would first apply this or a colored primer than use one emtech's topcoat lacquers. You won't be disappointed!
Tinting a topcoat
Jeremy Fruit · Jan 28, 2019 · Edit · Delete
Mixol worked really well for my application. I had to add a yellow aging effect to some red oak cabinets and this product did just the trick. Easy to add small amounts and mixes well! Very satisfied!
