if your bedding material is acraglas put it in the microwave 1 min or less at a time till soft the use it.
Thanks for the tip. Put both the resin and hardener in the microwave? What about the release agent? All 3 have become solid. I added some alcohol to the release agent, but it doesn't appear to be dissolving very well
If your stock bedding epoxy has aged and deteriorated so much that the components are solid, it isn't worth trying to use it for a glass bedding job. Epoxy can have a very long shelf life if stored properly, but there are limits. You may be able to soften the resin and hardener in a microwave or other heating method, and get it soft enough to mix. But heated epoxy will have a much shorter working life before it kicks over and begins to harden. You may not have enough time to properly complete your bedding project, and end up with even more work. Buy some new bedding compound. Save the old stuff for small non-critical jobs like repairing stripped out screw holes with glued in dowels. Or use it to fill stone chips on your pick-up truck. Or just toss it if it's too far gone.
As Kutter says, automotive paste wax makes an excellent release agent. I have a can of Johnson's Paste wax that has lasted for years, and it is also great protection for gun stock finishes.
