Understanding solvents & thinners | Informational

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[froni]

Acetone: 4:25
Denatured Alcohol: 6:40
Boiled Linseed Oil: 7:45
Lacquer Thinner: 8:35
MEK: 9:25
Mineral Spirits: 9:45
Naphtha: 11:30
Toluene: 13:25
Xylene: 14:05
Turpentine: 14:40

[ianweis]

This was exceptionally informative to me -- someone overwhelmed by the many options of solvents available for purchase. Thank you.

[mangodando]

Thank you for posting your reference sheet FOR FREE. Extremely helpful info.

[crridr]

Outstanding short, concise, and informative tutorial on the broad range of products.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge Zach.
God bless you and yours sir .

[seclx]

Great video man, very informative. One thing I like to use to clean pitch and gum off of my saw blades and such is "Easy Off Oven Cleaner." I put my blades in the kitchen sink (SHHH, Don't tell the Mrs.) give them all a good spraying and let sit about 15 minutes. A quick rinse with running water and they are as clean as a whistle.

[kellysnipe]

I love the smell of turpentine too, and from what I've read online quite a few others do also. Of course you have to be careful not to overdue it, but generally I see turpentine as a good old-fashioned product with a fascinating history. One guy online even suggested adding a drop or two to the laundry to give it a fresh pine scent! Haven't tried it yet though.

[vegetarianhunterable]

Thank you for taking the time to make this informative vid, Bromano.

[donnythedart]

Whew...my head hurts from all that info! Thanks for this video and the free download!

[bmfilmnut]

Boiled Linseed oil will NOT act as a thinner for oil based paints because oil based paints ARE almost always linseed oil with color added. So adding boiled linseed oil will not actually thin oil based paints since they are already colored linseed oil. In other words, you can't thin linseed oil by adding linseed oil. However, I suppose by adding it, you could theoretically mute the color a bit but I have never heard of anyone actually doing that and it would make no sense anyway. To thin oil based paints, you use mineral spirits or turpentine. Mineral spirits is a better choice, though, since it costs far less and does the same thing. By the way, mineral spirits makes a great parts cleaner. It's what I use in my parts cleaner station. (I've been working with all these products for almost 60 years now. I also build reproduction period furniture and restore valuable real period furniture. ) Also, be very careful with how you use acetone and lacquer thinner. They can destroy finishes, plastics, etc. I do use them on metal, when cleaning electronic contacts, etc. One other thing: Denatured alcohol is not the best way to clean sawdust from wood as mentioned in this video. It evaporates quickly but sawdust does not evaporate. However, it won't hurt wood and it can be used to clean wood without raising the grain. (Water raises the grain and, in fact, water is used for that very purpose. Once the grain is raised, it can be removed.) To remove sawdust, you can wipe it off with a slightly damp rag or blow it off with compressed air. If you really want to get rid of all the dust before, for example, lacquering, use a tack cloth.

[markf.]

BLO should be a scented candle fragrance in my humble opinion. That with a couple coats of paste wax is one of my absolute favorite finishes. I also use it as an excellent for CA finishes when I turn pens.

[dodge]

Thanks Zach I was confused as well dont want to ruin my first spray job through ignorance. I downloaded you sheet thanks again

[craftedworkshop]

Great stuff man! I've been using the wrong product for most things, it turns out. Hah!

[bflatfood]

Nice job and done with a good sense of humor!

[petersnow]

Would just like to add that in the good old days Turpentine was used as a thinner on oil based glosses and varnishes before it became too expensive but it gives a greater shine finish than Mineral spirit/white spirit/turps substitute they are just a cheaper solution.

[willbush]

Great Video - also downloaded reference sheet - needed something to clean metal areas on motorhome to apply adhesive sound proofing - will use Denatured Alcohol or Acetone

[wmwalkerco]

Great Video! Very helpful. Unfortunately, I've found the odorless mineral spirits to be junk (at least the stuff from Jasco) when making my own wiping varnish. Great info on the rest of the stuff though. I always had a hard time knowing what the other stuff was.

Very cool about the podcast! Johnny asked me about it, but I never heard anything more from it. Excited to listen to it!

[iamshahin]

Thank you that was comprehensive and so useful!!! God Bless!

[UNKPCRIDE]

Would be nice to learn more about metal finishes you are using, copper plating, the acids and heat treatments you do, please do a video on this!! You have great craftsmanship!!

[whotelakecity]

Great tip with acetone. I am 5 min into video and I found info that I needed. I need to clean up my (beater) bike a bit before I apply some rust proofing paint and I was not sure what to use to prep the metal. Thanks!

[sgc]

Which one would you recommend to remove the sealer off my granite countertops?