attn: acrylic gurus....

cromag27 · Oct 8, 2016

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dbl · Oct 8, 2016

Saw this in the acrylic thread also. Do you have any ideas for options for us "non-industrial" folks that are learning to play with acrylic? I guess I should say short of making our own. A little disappointed to read this as I was just getting the hang of this art.

cromag27 · Oct 8, 2016

I'll buy some and mail it to you. haha....jk. probably illegal now.

ReeferBob · Oct 9, 2016

You'll still be able to get it. This is the same thing that happened with phosphates being removed from your automatic dishwasher detergent (this is why they don't clean as well as they used to). You can still get it as a "commercial" product. Quite frankly, the EPA is an organization that could/should go away and we'd be a lot better off for it. Unchecked regulatory power is never good.

Daniel@R2R · Oct 10, 2016

This is a bummer. Are there any viable alternatives?

Willz · Oct 10, 2016

ReeferBob said:
You'll still be able to get it. This is the same thing that happened with phosphates being removed from your automatic dishwasher detergent (this is why they don't clean as well as they used to). You can still get it as a "commercial" product. Quite frankly, the EPA is an organization that could/should go away and we'd be a lot better off for it. Unchecked regulatory power is never good.

Really?!?!

The EPA is anything but "unchecked regulatory power". I trust the government infinitely more than I would ever trust industry to have my best interests in mind. Keep getting the phosphate filled dishwashing powder, I hear the Chesapeake Bay needs more algal growth than it already has :confused:

It sucks about the acrylic bond, but if it is keeping me from breathing a ton of carcinogens then more power to the rules.

cromag27 · Oct 10, 2016

Mixing your own. :)

mdbannister said:
This is a bummer. Are there any viable alternatives?

dbl · Oct 10, 2016

I ordered some (#4) on Amazon last night. Order went through but it will be interesting if I actually receive it!!! Time to stock up if we can!!!

cromag27 · Oct 10, 2016

You may have agreed to some buried statement that you are a commercial business who does not work near schools or in a home.

dbl said:
I ordered some (#4) on Amazon last night. Order went through but it will be interesting if I actually receive it!!! Time to stock up if we can!!!

revhtree · Oct 10, 2016

Keep us updated!

ebushrow · Oct 10, 2016

Willz said:
Really?!?!

The EPA is anything but "unchecked regulatory power". I trust the government infinitely more than I would ever trust industry to have my best interests in mind. Keep getting the phosphate filled dishwashing powder, I hear the Chesapeake Bay needs more algal growth than it already has :confused:

It sucks about the acrylic bond, but if it is keeping me from breathing a ton of carcinogens then more power to the rules.

Why don't we ask Colorado, the gulf of mexico, or Flint about how well the EPA has looked out for them.....

dbl · Oct 10, 2016

cromag08 said:
You may have agreed to some buried statement that you are a commercial business who does not work near schools or in a home.

Oddly enough, not so. There was one vendor that indicated you have to have a "commercial" account to order, but the one I ordered from didn't say boo. Again, not sure if they will actually fulfill the order but here's hoping. And by the way, I promise not to use it near a school or "in" my house.

revhtree said:
Keep us updated!

Will do if you were directing this at me...lol.

dbl · Oct 10, 2016

@cromag08, just in case they do send it, is there a shelf life to an un-opened, sealed can of #4? And while I'm at it, how long can one keep an open can and expect it to still work properly?

cromag27 · Oct 10, 2016

Iirc, one year unopened. . there's a date code on the container.

dbl said:
@cromag08, just in case they do send it, is there a shelf life to an un-opened, sealed can of #4? And while I'm at it, how long can one keep an open can and expect it to still work properly?

ReeferBob · Oct 10, 2016

Willz said:
Really?!?!

The EPA is anything but "unchecked regulatory power". I trust the government infinitely more than I would ever trust industry to have my best interests in mind. Keep getting the phosphate filled dishwashing powder, I hear the Chesapeake Bay needs more algal growth than it already has :confused:

It sucks about the acrylic bond, but if it is keeping me from breathing a ton of carcinogens then more power to the rules.

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Kaba · Oct 10, 2016

ebushrow said:
Why don't we ask Colorado, the gulf of mexico, or Flint about how well the EPA has looked out for them.....

As someone who works for the Florida DEP and was intimately involved with the DWH oil spill, I can tell you that if the EPA had the regulatory power that it needs, that accident would never have happened. The Keystone pipeline and DAPL wouldn't be options, and we wouldn't be hearing every other day about another pipeline spill.
Remember that chemical spill in West Virginia a few years ago that poisoned water for 30,000 people? That happened because of poor environmental regulation. And taxpayer money ended up paying for the cleanup because of poor environmental laws.