For several years I've purchased a two-part epoxy primer from midwest chemicals for use on reglazing bathtubs. I've had success with using their primer, so I felt no need to make any changes.
Recently on a large order I noticed that the primer wasn't working as it had been in the past. I was getting a lot of runs in the primer coat as I was spraying. Which tells me that they're aren't as much solids in the final product when you mix the two parts together. In lay mans terms it's been thinned out to increase profits.
Since I've used them for some time, I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt, and placed a similar size order as the previous time. The end result was the same, it was very thinned out and hardly usable. I then decided to give Ed Levens a phone call to explain my displeasure and to let him know why I was no longer going to use his company for future purchases.
My impression with Ed Levens when I called him was that he was indifferent to my concerns. I did let him know what I had felt that he was doing, thinning the primer to increase profits. To his credit, he didn't deny the statement, but simply said , "so are you having problems spraying the primer". I then proceeded to tell him that that was the reason that I was no longer using his company for any further purchases. I don't do business that way, nor do I buy from merchants who give the appearance of not giving the customer what you pay for.
These companies, reglazing supply companies, they are all just repackagers. They give the appearance that they develope their own products, but they simply just purchase large quantities and repackage them for resale under their company name. Often times, the have a tendency to try to increase their profits by "stretching" out the material.
Midwest Chemical Reviews
For several years I've purchased a two-part epoxy primer from midwest chemicals for use on reglazing bathtubs. I've had success with using their primer, so I felt no need to make any changes.
Recently on a large order I noticed that the primer wasn't working as it had been in the past. I was getting a lot of runs in the primer coat as I was spraying. Which tells me that they're aren't as much solids in the final product when you mix the two parts together. In lay mans terms it's been thinned out to increase profits.
Since I've used them for some time, I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt, and placed a similar size order as the previous time. The end result was the same, it was very thinned out and hardly usable. I then decided to give Ed Levens a phone call to explain my displeasure and to let him know why I was no longer going to use his company for future purchases.
My impression with Ed Levens when I called him was that he was indifferent to my concerns. I did let him know what I had felt that he was doing, thinning the primer to increase profits. To his credit, he didn't deny the statement, but simply said , "so are you having problems spraying the primer". I then proceeded to tell him that that was the reason that I was no longer using his company for any further purchases. I don't do business that way, nor do I buy from merchants who give the appearance of not giving the customer what you pay for.
These companies, reglazing supply companies, they are all just repackagers. They give the appearance that they develope their own products, but they simply just purchase large quantities and repackage them for resale under their company name. Often times, the have a tendency to try to increase their profits by "stretching" out the material.