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Lacquer Thinners
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Don <riverman_vt@...>
Needing a new supply of lacquer thinner I picked up a gallon of Barr's KleenStrip "Green Lacquer Thinner" recently in the hope that it will work as well as what I have always used and be, as claimed, more environmentally friendly. I realize it is less potent and that fact alone may partially answer my question. That question is has anyone had any experience with this stuff to date and does it work as well as others with Scalecoat I paint?
Thanks to any who have any experience with it and respond. Cordially, Don Valentine |
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ed_mines
--- In STMFC@..., "Don" <riverman_vt@...> wrote:
Needing a new supply of lacquer thinner I picked up a gallon of Barr's KleenStrip "Green Lacquer Thinner"Don, I'd tread very softly. My last employer was always looking for this type of chemistry. It may be thinner for "green" lacquer. Mixing the wrong solvent with a coating like Scalecoat could cause all kinds of problems - like the mixture turning into a gooey mess. Don't do any experiments in your air brush bottle. The resultant coating may have problems too. Even if the mixing goes well don't spray it on a model until you've seen it dry. Ed Mines |
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John
I have a gallon of KleanStrip. I use it to clean my brushes (not airbrushes). It's no good for anything else. I couldn't find the "good" stuff I had always been using (i.e., a "hot" lacquer thinner) at Ace or Wal*Mart, but finally found it at a Automotive Parts Store (AutoZone, I think). Guess what, it was Rust-Oleum lacquer thinner, which is now made by RPM. You guessed it, Testors!
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soolinehistory <destorzek@...>
--- In STMFC@..., "John Sykes" <John.Sykes@...> wrote:
At Accurail we just did a custom job where we had to use Scalecoat II to match the color; the folks at Weaver recommended common paint store naphtha for thinning. Dennis |
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asychis@...
It may be a "Texas thing," but I can buy gallon-sized cans of lacquer
thinner at Home Depot. Along with Naphtha, MEK, and lots of other good organic solvents. Jerry Michels |
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John
Yup. That's the same thing Bob Weaver told me 30 years ago, "Just use a good all-purpose mineral spirits paint thinner". Back then all the ScaleCoat II paints were duPont enamel. I think either Dulux or Duco, I can't remember which. By the way, Dulux was a duPont brand of enamel, which is where the term "Dulux Gold" came from.
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