in your opinion what would be an advantage of using acetone vs paint thinner or mineral spirits?I have sprayed rustolium from my Binks #7 thinning with Acetone with good results and a not overly fast flash time.
in your opinion what would be an advantage of using acetone vs paint thinner or mineral spirits?I have sprayed rustolium from my Binks #7 thinning with Acetone with good results and a not overly fast flash time.
I'm guessing they could be made out of mild steel and then heated and tempered in oil?
those look similar to the Kennedy clips..so these drawer guides have 3" long spring clips on each end which keeps you from pulling the drawers out onto the floor. I have 3 missing and 1 broken. thinking about making a few. I'm guessing they could be made out of mild steel and then heated and tempered in oil? any idea which part of the forum I should ask this question in? looked at the list of forums and nothing seemed really pertinent to this question.
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I was thinking about that. The paint I used was a quite old can of red rustolium and it clearly said to use acetone so that was why I did. If both Acetone or Mineral spirits were allowed I would consider the acetone to be a quicker reducer and more suitable for cooler days when not in the sun. I used a newer can and it seemed to be slow to cure. Judging by your results, I should be asking you! With a faster reducer I would sometimes do a last coat with more reducer than normal.in your opinion what would be an advantage of using acetone vs paint thinner or mineral spirits?
that's not a bad idea although I think strapping would be quite a bit thinner. might work. gee I threw a bunch of strapping away when I got my mill not long ago...Mild steel can’t be hardened as such. Maybe you could find some metal strapping from pallet/crate packaging? It might be as easy as bending and grinding. If needed, you could anneal (heat then cool slowly), shape, then reharden.
I think paint thinner is the same as “mineral spirits “ neither is a very specific thing.I def had to thin the Rustoleum too much to get it to spray properly. with the temps here I think woodchucker is right that mineral spirits is a better choice.
usually paint thinner is not as pure and can be mixed with other things.here's a good question. if you go to home depot, lowes, ace or rural king they carry mineral spirts and paint thinner. the paint thinner is MUCH less expensive than the mineral spirits. what the heck is the actual difference? maybe one is made from petroleum and the other from wood or grain? I have no idea.