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Offline Richard Koehler

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Sig thinner and retarder cans
« on: October 09, 2013, 10:59:42 AM »
Two years ago I found two pint cans of Sig thinner at my LHS that someone had ordered and not picked up.  I bought them instantly!  I had them stored inside sealed in two plastic bags.  Yesterday I got them out to find one pint totally empty and the other only half full. I also found my quart of retarder empty.  The labels on the bottom had been discolored by leaking solvent.  Has anyone else had this kind of trouble?  Is there a better way to store this stuff or can it not be stored at all?
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Offline Tim Wescott

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Re: Sig thinner and retarder cans
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2013, 11:02:44 AM »
It's more likely that the solvent evaporated out past the lids, into the plastic bags, and then condensed onto the labels.

I've never had a container of thinner evaporate like that if it's still closed from the manufacturer.  It seems to happen a lot with cans that I've opened, though, no matter how tightly I replace the caps.
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Re: Sig thinner and retarder cans
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2013, 06:46:55 AM »
I just finished using up the last of my retarder from Sig.. it was ten yrs old... nothing evaporated through the lid..
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Offline Mike Lauerman

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Re: Sig thinner and retarder cans
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2013, 03:36:57 PM »
I had a quart of Sig clear disappear back in '82. In 3 days! Just about the same time my brother was finishing his Veco P51...
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Offline billbyles

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Re: Sig thinner and retarder cans
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2013, 04:31:37 PM »
Quote from: Mike Lauerman on December 22, 2013, 03:36:57 PM
I had a quart of Sig clear disappear back in '82. In 3 days! Just about the same time my brother was finishing his Veco P51...

You don't suppose that your brother would...nawww, he wouldn't do that.
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