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Bill,
Would the orange citrus concoction remove the paint from the aforementioned
sextant ?
I saw it at HD too but didn't think it a 'serious' paint remover but I'm
listening.
Thanks,
Courtney
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill" <billyrem42@earthlink.net>
To: <NavList@fer3.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:40 PM
Subject: [NavList 1189] Re: Sextant on ebay


>
> Courtney wrote:
>
> > By the way, just left Home Depot [lookin' at paint remover] and noticed
that
> > the ratio of prices for:
> > lacquer thinner, mineral spirits, and paint thinner
> > was:
> > 3  :  2  :  1
> >
> > What's the chemical difference  ?
>
> Long story short.
>
> As Red pointed out, thinner can be anything (even water for water-based
> finishes.)
>
> Mineral Spirits is a petroleum distillate, and can be used to thin certain
> paints (oil based?).  It is also safe to use to clean most cured finishes,
> so not really a stripper.
>
> Lacquer thinner is what its name implies, and contains Acetone, Toluene,
> Methanol and other nasty ingredients.  It will also eat into many older
> finishes including lacquer and enamel, so could be used as a stripper for
> those. (Particularly older solvent-based finishes).
>
> Stripper is nasty as well.  Most contain(ed) Methylene Chloride if memory
> serves, as well as the ingredients common in lacquer. Methylene Chloride
is
> heavy.  Instead of shopping by price, shop by weight.  Compare two
like-size
> containers containing Methylene Chloride of stripper by different
> manufacturers.  The heaviest contains more Methylene Chloride.  Buy that
> one.
>
> I too have been very pleased with the performance of the orange-citrus
brand
> of stripper, but do not recall its active ingredients.
>
> Bill
>
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>
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> >


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