Zyrex was actually discovered accidentally. In the mid 1980’s a chemist was working on making an adhesive for fiber optics and found what had then become Zyrex. After a few years of working with the formula he then enlisted an investor by the name of Lee. The chemist had invested in brochures, labels and even a trade show or two. In 1994 Zyrex was at the IBEX show in Ft. Lauderdale Florida which is where the current owner Steve Mika had first found it. At the time he had been an application center for one of the larger bottom paint manufactures who had come out with what they had thought to be a solution for boat bottom blistering problems. Unfortunately that coating was not working and there were several thousands of boat bottoms that re blistered. Their insurance company went bust, Steve had several boats that he needed to find a solution to the problem. Steve decided to take a several seminars at the IBEX show in Ft. Lauderdale on bottom blistering problems, solutions and new epoxies. There had been information on new epoxies how they work and when to use them. Between seminars Steve perused the isles at the show.
