An Idea That Stuck
April 30, 2024
The Gougeon brothers didn’t invent epoxy; they reformulated it to create today’s top brands West System and Pro-Set.
The Gougeon brothers didn’t invent epoxy; they reformulated it to create today’s top brands West System and Pro-Set.
G/flex is a toughened epoxy that makes permanent, waterproof structural bonds. In addition to its effectiveness in adhering to plastics, this formulation is excellent for bonding dissimilar materials and typically hard-to-bond substrates. The new G/flex 655-1 dispenses epoxy in a 1:1 ratio of resin and hardener, providing big strength for little repairs.
Jan Clover Gougeon, who founded boatbuilder and epoxy maker Gougeon Brothers with his brothers Meade and Joel in 1960, died Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Gougeon brothers didn’t invent epoxy; they reformulated it to create today’s top brands West System and Pro-Set.
G/flex is a toughened epoxy that makes permanent, waterproof structural bonds. In addition to its effectiveness in adhering to plastics, this formulation is excellent for bonding dissimilar materials and typically hard-to-bond substrates. The new G/flex 655-1 dispenses epoxy in a 1:1 ratio of resin and hardener, providing big strength for little repairs.
Jan Clover Gougeon, who founded boatbuilder and epoxy maker Gougeon Brothers with his brothers Meade and Joel in 1960, died Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
