Kelpie
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My Blakes duragloss varnish wants me to wash down the surface with their own brand of thinners- this seems rather decadent. Can I just use white spirit instead?
White Spirit= thinners?
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Sans Bateau
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Decadent would be using Malt whiskey, having said that it may be cheaper where you are than Blakes thinners!
No, really, I think ordinary white spirit will be fine. What you are aiming to do is to remove any oil or grease before applying the paint.
Enjoy drinking the Malt.
Kelpie
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Thanks, and I'll try not to get the two mixed up 
VicS
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Blakes thinners no1, the thinners for Duragloss, is a mixture of white spirit and solvent naphtha.
The varnish itself contains 40 - 50 % white spirit..
Based on those facts I would say white spirit would be suitable.
The varnish itself contains 40 - 50 % white spirit..
Based on those facts I would say white spirit would be suitable.
Poignard
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Got any more money-saving "trade secrets" to pass on?
pappaecho
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If you go to a shop which sells automotive paint they will sell you 5l of thinners for a few quid which will be about 1/5th the price that the paint maker charge for the same stuff.
If you are really parsimonious, (tight fisted) you can use "clean up thinners" for cleaning paint spray equipment. It works
If you are really parsimonious, (tight fisted) you can use "clean up thinners" for cleaning paint spray equipment. It works
Chris_Robb
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But I would hate to use these thinners for varnish! Not a good idea!
PeterGibbs
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I use meths to wipe wood - less residue.
And a heavenly waft of meths sets anyone up for the day....!
Ah!
PWG
And a heavenly waft of meths sets anyone up for the day....!
Ah!
PWG
rob2
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May be helpful? Most paint manufacturers' websites offer downloads of the Safety Data Sheets for their paints and thinners. These will tell you what they contain, but may be "disguised" in chemists' terminology rather than their common names.
Rob.
Rob.
VicS
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Where do you think I look up all this stuff?
I am not party to any "trade secrets" as Parsifal seems to think.
A bit of a mixture of correct chemical terminology, popular names and trade descriptions and sometimes expressed in a way that makes it near impossible to establish the true composition. Usually too the safety data sheets are not concerned with non hazardous components.
Poignard
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Sorry! Your profile describes you as a "chemist" so I assumed you would know all about these things.
Also, I always assume that people with a beard and specs must be very knowledgeable