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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Steve Helmick on September 08, 2010, 07:37:23 PM
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A certain not quite local stunt person asked that I find him a source here in the Seattle area for Sikkens M-600. I did. They want $45/gallon plus tax. Is that anywhere in the ballpark of the going rate here in USA?
:o :o :o :o Steve
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I haven't checked recently but I paid around 35.00 a gallon about a year ago in Iowa.
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My Canadian "customer" said it's $70 up der, and the $Cdn is worth more than the $US, by the way... :P Steve
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Steve, I was alittle off on my last purchase. I stumbled upon a receipt and it was 40.00 a gallon 2 years ago.
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Outrageous. What is so special about this product?
L.
"A great artist is always before his time or behind it." -George Edward Moore
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It's an excellent wet sanding solvent and cleans very well without hurting the finish. It does evaporate quite fast so is mainly used in a spray bottle.
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Three pretty serious painter guys in the club (Randy is one of 'em) said they just use naptha from the hardware/paint store.
Pete Peterson (who does spectacularly smooth clear/dyed dope finishes) divulged that he used water with a few drops of liquid dish soap for wet sanding, followed by two washings with Windex, followed by a good cleaning with naptha. Between coats! HB~> Steve
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What Pete said. I use water with some dish soap and a touch of naphtha for wet sanding. I use VMP Naphtha for clean up prior to paint. Once the colors are on, I usually use Windex and perhaps some diluted denatured alcohol for cleaning (this depends on the paint used). For final cleaning prior to clearcoat, I usually just use 2 or 3 rounds with Windex.