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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Pat on March 09, 2013, 11:32:52 PM
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Ok guys,
I am up late with nothing better to do than bother you all. I know this topic has probably been covered before but I missed it. Can anyone tell me of a good thinner to use in place of Sig? At 20 some bucks a quart for sig thinner, it is killing me. I have heard about Dupont 3608 S, but can not find it anywhere around me. So I guess my question is: is there a comparable PPG, Dupli Color, or maybe Sherwin Williams, or other thinner I should look for?
Pat
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I would try any virgin automotive lacquer thinner. Test it first
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Mr. Storick,
Forgive my ignorance, What does virgin mean in this case?
Pat
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good high quality thinner not gun cleaning thinner. Ask the auto paint store guy for good quality thinners. He can direct you to the equivalent of 3608
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Thank you for the help!
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Ty,
if I get it from aircraft spruce. I will keep it in a Chianti bottle.... ;D
Pat
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DupliColor thinner less than $20 gallon works as good as any I have used in the last five years. Get it at any auto parts store.
Ed
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Ed,
The Dupli-color is what I bought yesterday, It seems to work well.
Pat
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DupliColor thinner less than $20 gallon works as good as any I have used in the last five years. Get it at any auto parts store.
Ed
Does DupliColor work well with Randolff dope?
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I've used all kinds of thinners. You are, of course, best off when the thinner designed for the paint you are using. You have the best chance of things not going south on you that way. But if you choose something else, just be sure it's compatible (always test first) and don't change what you are using mid-finish. Stick with the same stuff. I can't tell you how many finishes I've goofed up by running out of something and replacing with something else mid-finish. It's not fun.
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Does DupliColor work well with Randolff dope?
YES,, and it is a mid range as far as drying. not to fast not to slow, how it that for technical terms :##
Ed
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Ty,
I am VERY sorry to hear this. Please take my best wishes for a positive outcome.
Pat
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Yikes! My prayers that the docs can patch you up Ty!
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Ty! I'm so sorry. I will be thinking about you, man. Hope it all comes out well.
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Ty
Hang in there!! You'll overcome it!
Marcus
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I have learned the hard way to NEVER let ANY thinner get on bare skin. The body absorbs it and it is cumulative. Three weeks ago I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. My oncologist said it is caused by paint and associated thinners.
So, use gloves and paint masks that filter out all fumes. H^^
Hi Ty,
I am still keeping you in my prayers. Let me know if there is anything else I can help you with. Since almost all chemo therapy treatments are a tiny bit different from patient to patient, most of what i told you will still be relevant. It just takes a LONG time, sometimes, for us older folk to recover from some effects. Just hang in there and get through it.
Bill