thinners etc.
tf...@my-deja.com
the guys write that they use "mineral spirit" or "white spirit"
or "rubbing alcohol" for thinnig or they use "japan dryer" for faster
drying of paint. My English is not the best (as you see)and the
dictionary gives no exact translation of these terms. Perhaps you can
give an exact chemical name or a product description for these cases.
Is this a point for the FAQs ?
Thanks, Thomas
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Mike
>
> In many threads and articels in webzines or US magazins
> the guys write that they use "mineral spirit" or "white spirit"
> or "rubbing alcohol" for thinnig or they use "japan dryer" for faster
> drying of paint. My English is not the best (as you see)and the
> dictionary gives no exact translation of these terms. Perhaps you can
> give an exact chemical name or a product description for these cases.
I'm not 100% sure about mineral or white spirits, I always thought they
were the same as Varsol or something similar but rubbing alcohol is also
known as isopropyl alcohol and can be found in pharmacies. Japan dryer
is the name of the product and can be found in art supply stores or
maybe craft stores.
--
Mike Dougherty
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Ron Smith
is Varsol); the aromatic side of the petroleum crack is V, M & P naphtha
which also dries a bit faster.
Rubbing alcohol = isopropyl alcohol = 2-propanol.
Japan drier is just that, japan drier, no other name........it is a
metallic additive (not lead/Pb) that helps speed the drying and curing
of oxygen catalyst cross-linking finishes.
tf...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> hey everybody. In many threads and articels in webzines or US magazins
> the guys write that they use "mineral spirit" or "white spirit"
> or "rubbing alcohol" for thinnig or they use "japan dryer" for faster
> drying of paint. My English is not the best (as you see)and the
> dictionary gives no exact translation of these terms. Perhaps you can
> give an exact chemical name or a product description for these cases.
tf...@my-deja.com
go to my local art supply shop (in germany) and ask for "japan dryer"
they don t know that stuff and this is the same with other product
names so familiar to you. Scale modelling is around the world but
product names are not. Thomas
Mike
>
> Thanks guys, perhaps this will help. But this are really problems. If i
> go to my local art supply shop (in germany) and ask for "japan dryer"
> they don t know that stuff and this is the same with other product
> names so familiar to you. Scale modelling is around the world but
> product names are not. Thomas
Ask for a enamel paint dryer(or artist oils, alkid and spar varnishes)
and experiment to see if it works. Japan dryer is a generic name not a
product name and I've never heard of it called anything else. I don't
know if it universal but my Japan dryer is a very dark purple colour.
cco...@us.hsanet.net
says "Artists' Oil Medium" on the label. I bought it in the artist
supply section of a major chain arts and crafts store here in the
States. Try asking for artists' oil medium. If they still don't know
what you're talking about, try someplace else.
Regards,
Chuck C.
MFE
On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 05:25:48 GMT, tf...@my-deja.com wrote:
>Thanks guys, perhaps this will help. But this are really problems. If i
>go to my local art supply shop (in germany) and ask for "japan dryer"
>they don t know that stuff and this is the same with other product
>names so familiar to you. Scale modelling is around the world but
>product names are not. Thomas
>
>
>
Ron Smith
drugstore/chemist/apothecary for it. As for the mineral spirits, benzin
maybe? The japan drier.....got me, looks like you're stuck there.