Thinners No 1, No 2, No 3 etc

[ferrispeterchris]

I used to know but can someone please remind me what these equate to? I know one is white spirir and another is cellulose thinners.

Also is there an inexpensive alternative fot Yamaha Blue/Grey touch up paint,I imagine it could be costly.

 

[roblpm]

I used to know but can someone please remind me what these equate to? I know one is white spirir and another is cellulose thinners.

Also is there an inexpensive alternative fot Yamaha Blue/Grey touch up paint,I imagine it could be costly.

Good timing as i plan to stick some cruiser uno on my new to me boat on Saturday and the data sheet had something cryptic for cleaning brushes etc

 

[JumbleDuck]

International Paints have a searchable online database of Safety Data Sheets at http://www.yachtpaint.com/gbr/diy/products/MSDS.aspx and a general database of products at http://www.boatpaint.co.uk/datasheets/International/InternationalDataSheets.html. A bit of looking up and combining gives:

Thinners No. 1 ("conventional paint and varnish thinner") = naphtha / white spirit (50 - 100%)

http://datasheets.international-coatings.com/msds/YTA800E1_GBR_ENG.pdf

Thinners No. 3 (most antifouling) = trimethylbenzene (up to 50%), naphtha (more than 50%).

http://datasheets.international-coatings.com/msds/YTA085_GBR_ENG.pdf

Thinners No. 7 (anything epoxy) = dimethylbenzene/xylene (25 - 50%), butan-1-ol 10 (< 25%), naphtha (10 - 25%), ethylbenzene (10 - 25%)

http://datasheets.international-coatings.com/msds/YTA061A0_GBR_ENG.pdf

Thinners No 10 (Perfection two-packs) = butyl acetate (25 - 50%), ethyl acetate (25 - 50%), toluene (25 - 50%)

http://datasheets.international-coatings.com/msds/ITA095E1_GBR_ENG.pdf

I've never had any problems cleaning antifouling brushes with white spirit, but I've not tried using it to thin the paint, nor would I.

 

[theoldsalt]

...........Also is there an inexpensive alternative fot Yamaha Blue/Grey touch up paint,I imagine it could be costly.

I have a Yamaha 8 o/b that needed a paint touch-up. My local chandlery sold me Yamaha zinc primer and top coat in aerosol cans. I did not think they were expensive and worked very well. The authentic paint does match the original but a cheap alternative may not. The genuine Yamaha paint may be less expensive on-line, but I purchased locally for convenience.