This is a heads up about the fiberglass resin that you buy at a retail store .. back in Nov I bought 3 gallons of Boat Yard resin at BPS ( Bass Pro Shops ) at 55 dollars per gallon.
I won a 500 gift card to BPS so it was found money but ... anyway the resin was made in Sept 06, didn't realize this at the time .. Polyester Resin has a shelf life of 1 yr. I didn't even think about looking at the date when I bought it .. any way I went to use it and realized I couldn't decipher the date code on the bottom of can .. 609634 so I called evercoat to figure out the code .. they said it was made Sept 2006 So when I bought it it was already about 3 months out of date. They told me to return it for a refund.. I would but its 150 miles or so back to BPS and I cant find the receipt.. I sent BPS a email to see if they could or would fix their error .. but without the receipt I was outa luck. emoAngry Anyway unless Im able and willing to drive to Sevierville BPS and spend a good 60 bucks or more in gas .. I wish I had known the resin was out of date .. I was just up there couple weeks ago .. emoDoh emoDoh ..
anyway this post has a few different meanings ..
first of all Evercoat Boat YArd resin date code 609634 first 2 number 6 means made in 2006 the 09 is month made .. the last 3 numbers is plant number.. so check before you buy Evercoat resin.
Second - keep your receipts for at least 6 months on anything you may want to return for a refund.
Third - Buy your resin locally ... and check date before buy, and don't buy until you are ready to use it .. and Kick Shaw on Hixson pike is 22 per gallon and is fresh
And BPS is bad at rotating thier stock emoBadLanguage
I won a 500 gift card to BPS so it was found money but ... anyway the resin was made in Sept 06, didn't realize this at the time .. Polyester Resin has a shelf life of 1 yr. I didn't even think about looking at the date when I bought it .. any way I went to use it and realized I couldn't decipher the date code on the bottom of can .. 609634 so I called evercoat to figure out the code .. they said it was made Sept 2006 So when I bought it it was already about 3 months out of date. They told me to return it for a refund.. I would but its 150 miles or so back to BPS and I cant find the receipt.. I sent BPS a email to see if they could or would fix their error .. but without the receipt I was outa luck. emoAngry Anyway unless Im able and willing to drive to Sevierville BPS and spend a good 60 bucks or more in gas .. I wish I had known the resin was out of date .. I was just up there couple weeks ago .. emoDoh emoDoh ..
anyway this post has a few different meanings ..
first of all Evercoat Boat YArd resin date code 609634 first 2 number 6 means made in 2006 the 09 is month made .. the last 3 numbers is plant number.. so check before you buy Evercoat resin.
Second - keep your receipts for at least 6 months on anything you may want to return for a refund.
Third - Buy your resin locally ... and check date before buy, and don't buy until you are ready to use it .. and Kick Shaw on Hixson pike is 22 per gallon and is fresh
And BPS is bad at rotating thier stock emoBadLanguage
