With greatest respect to the content creator here, this comment should be pinned! Good video but when you want to use it for quicker reference... just sayin' Good Job ZH
Hi, what can I use to dissolve tetra ethylene pentamine In A fuel pump plastic screen strainer? Some kind of thinner or halogenated solvent like chlorinated paraffins?
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 .
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.
I understand why...every video about solvents either is confusing or so dry it's unwatchable. "Paint Thinner" is the most overused label...technically any solvent used to thin paint is a "paint thinner".
If this left you more confused you need an intro or practice yourself with each product. Buy it and/ or watch videos to see what it can help or Destroy!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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
I have a bathtub its made in the 80s thick refined but plastic beads heated up pressed into a mold to make a bathtub. Mine is so old that I sanded and sanded annnnnd sanded. Some has went to the resin. My BIG QUESTION IS: WHAT CAN I USE TO FINISH REMOVING THIS VERY OLD PLASTIC ABS/Thermo poly type plastic. Any help would help me greatly I cant find another tub like mine. I want to redo it and it fits in my mobilehome its 60x50 yes its big.
Great video. I have just treated an english white oak beam with boiled linseed oil and after 3 days its dried way to dark. I obviously didn't sand it enough prior and would like to use acetone to remove the oil before i go back to the sander and start again. Would acetone do the trick and break the linseed oil down so i can wipe it off?
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!!
Whats good to thin car paint it dry up fast and makes it hard to spray with my spray gun i tried mixing water and it got more thick and chunky . So im trying to figure out how can i make the paint more liquid so i can spray it easy when im paintin my truck ?
Just found this video...extrememly helpful! Would you happen to still have the reference sheet for dl on your website? I don't see it. Congrats on your move btw! Tks in advance.
Hello I have a question, I have an old 80s car that the previous owner primered black but they did not scuff the finish of the car beforehand so is there a way to remove the primer finish without hurting the original finish too bad, I plan on eventually redoing the car I just don’t like the cheap primer job they did, they even primered over chrome parts but I just used acetone on those and got it all off, thanks
Good luck. Lol if it's paint on paint there's no real easy way. That's one for the pros. You don't want advice from u tube 4 that one. If you care about the car seek good advice, if you don't mask and spray the same body colour over it. Though you will always see it.
Hello sir. good day. What’s your take on lacquer thinner? I plan to pour this on my gas tank with half full and one gallon of this thinner regularly every month. Would this harm my engine? I find it very effective on boosting the performance on my 2017 hybrid car after this thinner cleared my engine light of P0420 code. Thank you.
Hello there, I would be grateful if you could suggest which one of these would help in dissolving the carbon inside the 2 stroke pipes of dirt bikes and road going bikes. The chrome on the older bikes will get destroyed if caustic soda or heating method is used.
Great information. I was about to paint my old truck with Rust-Oleum gloss black and the instructions say to use mineral spirits or acetone to thin the paint. Do you agree? And if I were to test something different to thin the paint, what would you recommend?
Acetone can also be used as a solvent for shellac flakes. Is this correct because i use acetone to dessolve and use shellac and i dont see any problem with it. Guide me that denatured alcohol is better for shellac or acetone.
I used to work in a small custom metal fab shop that had been around for four generations and we used MEK to clean aluminum before welding on it. Aluminum has to be super clean for good tig welds, at least in my experience.
Is there a difference between reducer and thinner? I work with a airbrush gun painting model cars and I have this paint called wicked colors and it calls for a 4012 is there something I could use to substitute?
I love using acetone too it makes your hands really really cold because it evaporates so fast! Reading the can it says to not let it contact your hands (ops I've let it a few times...) probably because our skin acts as a membrane so chemicals can leech into our body (cancer???). Has anyone had negative side effects of their skin to coming in contact with Acetone?
I got a empire chest Thanksgiving weekend, It was in a home of heavy smokers. It’s been stored in my garage airing out for over a month now. I cannot get the nicotine smell out! 😷 I’ve sanded it, washed it with warm water/ Dawn, vinegar, Clorox, and TSP, Any suggestions on getting the smoke smell out?
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
With greatest respect to the content creator here, this comment should be pinned! Good video but when you want to use it for quicker reference... just sayin' Good Job ZH
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Hi, what can I use to dissolve tetra ethylene pentamine In A fuel pump plastic screen strainer? Some kind of thinner or halogenated solvent like chlorinated paraffins?
Omg thank U!
This was exceptionally informative to me -- someone overwhelmed by the many options of solvents available for purchase. Thank you.
Thank you for posting your reference sheet FOR FREE. Extremely helpful info.
Do you think you can share/email to me the free reference sheet? I don't want to waste my time filling up forms just to get that chart.
Thanks
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 .
His explanation could have been better -- less rambling words.
I think he was high on lacquer thinner and xylene fumes when he recorded this lol@Koudey
Whew...my head hurts from all that info! Thanks for this video and the free download!
Ha, No problem, happy to help!
Thank you for taking the time to make this informative vid, Bromano.
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.
Thanks, and good to know--I'll have to give it a shot!
Nice job and done with a good sense of humor!
Great stuff man! I've been using the wrong product for most things, it turns out. Hah!
Thanks!
ZH Fabrications u over stained my outside fence how can I remove the stainer?
Explaining nothing
Excellent! Very helpful information!
THIS LEFT ME MORE CONFUSED!
Re watch then
I understand why...every video about solvents either is confusing or so dry it's unwatchable. "Paint Thinner" is the most overused label...technically any solvent used to thin paint is a "paint thinner".
If this left you more confused you need an intro or practice yourself with each product. Buy it and/ or watch videos to see what it can help or Destroy!
Use your brain. 😂
Thanks for the reference guide!
Thank you that was comprehensive and so useful!!! God Bless!
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.
Thanks for the solvent/thinner reference sheet. Comes in handy.
Glad to hear!
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.
Well done! Very informative
Thank you very much , this video was excellent and what I was looking for.
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.
Absolutely!
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!
Good to hear! I actually haven't had the need to make wiping varnish, so I don't have any firsthand experience there.
Glad to have helped man!
Thanks Zach I was confused as well dont want to ruin my first spray job through ignorance. I downloaded you sheet thanks again
Which one would you recommend to remove the sealer off my granite countertops?
Very informative. I learned a few things. Good video bud.
Do you leave the acetone in your pumps or would it ruin leather packings?
Great video thanks...... very good information
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.
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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!
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
I have a bathtub its made in the 80s thick refined but plastic beads heated up pressed into a mold to make a bathtub.
Mine is so old that I sanded and sanded annnnnd sanded.
Some has went to the resin.
My BIG QUESTION IS: WHAT CAN I USE TO FINISH REMOVING THIS VERY OLD PLASTIC ABS/Thermo poly type plastic.
Any help would help me greatly
I cant find another tub like mine. I want to redo it and it fits in my mobilehome its 60x50 yes its big.
Great video. I have just treated an english white oak beam with boiled linseed oil and after 3 days its dried way to dark. I obviously didn't sand it enough prior and would like to use acetone to remove the oil before i go back to the sander and start again. Would acetone do the trick and break the linseed oil down so i can wipe it off?
This was very in formative ,
Just wanted to know which of these products is the best for melting polystyrene, and why thank you !!
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!!
I've heard this a lot lately, I am definitely considering it!
Helful, thanks! Where on your website is the guide?
Whats good to thin car paint it dry up fast and makes it hard to spray with my spray gun i tried mixing water and it got more thick and chunky . So im trying to figure out how can i make the paint more liquid so i can spray it easy when im paintin my truck ?
This was really helpful, thank you.
Sir ,what can I use for silicone to reduce some layers or just some
Hey, hi, is xylene better than tolumene for dissolving plastic, to make a high grade home made paint☺️
Would naphtha be good to remove factory lube from bike chain? Should it be diluted and soaked multiple times for a certain amount of time each time?
Can I use acetone to clean up dried paint on a paint brush?
Hi bro! Can acetone thin a decanted acrylic spay paint?
Just found this video...extrememly helpful! Would you happen to still have the reference sheet for dl on your website? I don't see it. Congrats on your move btw! Tks in advance.
This was so helpful! Great video
Thank you!
What are the best solvents for a vehicle that cleans a vehicle and puts a high gloss shine to it.
Which one is the best to mix with oil base to spray doors
Hello I have a question, I have an old 80s car that the previous owner primered black but they did not scuff the finish of the car beforehand so is there a way to remove the primer finish without hurting the original finish too bad, I plan on eventually redoing the car I just don’t like the cheap primer job they did, they even primered over chrome parts but I just used acetone on those and got it all off, thanks
Super review. Thanks
Great video !
Can you suggest some anti adhesive
which one is for guitar neck lacquer?
I just used some thinner to remove some glue in my windows, do I need to wash my hands with a stronger product than the soap?
thank you for making this video, very helpful for beginners.
I am really keen to know what thinner is used for cold glaze for ceramic restoratiins
Do you have the link to the Bob Flexner bit?
Isnt acetone a fair paint thinner for oil based paints?
Very easy to understanding 👍
I did not get the refference guide from your website.
How can I access it..?
Awesome vid! Do you know which would work best for pizza oil/grease on granite exterior steps?
Is the information still available for download and printing? I looked on the website and couldn’t find it.
So, can I use lacquer thinner instead of paint thinner to clean my oil paint brush? Is it too strong that it may damage the brush?
What is the best solvent to use for getting rid off paint pinstripes on car paint?
Good luck. Lol if it's paint on paint there's no real easy way. That's one for the pros. You don't want advice from u tube 4 that one. If you care about the car seek good advice, if you don't mask and spray the same body colour over it. Though you will always see it.
Will mineral spirits clean latex paint?
Good show my man.
THIS VIDEO ADDED SUCH GREAT VALUE! THANKS MAN!
Thank you!
is acetones bad for airbrush O rings? rubbers?
Hello sir. good day. What’s your take on lacquer thinner? I plan to pour this on my gas tank with half full and one gallon of this thinner regularly every month. Would this harm my engine? I find it very effective on boosting the performance on my 2017 hybrid car after this thinner cleared my engine light of P0420 code. Thank you.
Thanks! I'll try turpentine for removing sap.
For removing wax, I have used kerosene with some success. I'll give naphtha a try!
Hi. Can i use odorless mineral spirits to remove residue off my hard kitchen floor tiles from sticky residue from peel and stick tiles?
What should I use to remove the paint from 55 gallon drum inside paint and outside paint?
I'm sure it's just me. But I can't find anything under your website that says store
Sir, is it true that white spirit is also kerosene but better octane ? Thanks.
Hello there, I would be grateful if you could suggest which one of these would help in dissolving the carbon inside the 2 stroke pipes of dirt bikes and road going bikes. The chrome on the older bikes will get destroyed if caustic soda or heating method is used.
Great information. I was about to paint my old truck with Rust-Oleum gloss black and the instructions say to use mineral spirits or acetone to thin the paint. Do you agree?
And if I were to test something different to thin the paint, what would you recommend?
Acetone can also be used as a solvent for shellac flakes.
Is this correct because i use acetone to dessolve and use shellac and i dont see any problem with it.
Guide me that denatured alcohol is better for shellac or acetone.
Hey, strange question, but regular soap is enough to clean paint thinner off your hands, right?
I used to work in a small custom metal fab shop that had been around for four generations and we used MEK to clean aluminum before welding on it. Aluminum has to be super clean for good tig welds, at least in my experience.
Can I use white spirit in Paints
Excellent. Thank You.
what thinner use for enamel paint? for qick drying
Do you know of a plastic safe one to use for oil based spray paint?
which one would be good for cleaning a dirty greaser motorcycle chain?
Diesel
Diesel fuel
kerosene
Is there a difference between reducer and thinner? I work with a airbrush gun painting model cars and I have this paint called wicked colors and it calls for a 4012 is there something I could use to substitute?
Is that acetone 100% pure?? I have to dissolve an epoxy liner from inside a tank
I love using acetone too it makes your hands really really cold because it evaporates so fast! Reading the can it says to not let it contact your hands (ops I've let it a few times...) probably because our skin acts as a membrane so chemicals can leech into our body (cancer???). Has anyone had negative side effects of their skin to coming in contact with Acetone?
i learn alot here. thanks sir.
I got a empire chest Thanksgiving weekend, It was in a home of heavy smokers. It’s been stored in my garage airing out for over a month now. I cannot get the nicotine smell out! 😷
I’ve sanded it, washed it with warm water/ Dawn, vinegar, Clorox, and TSP,
Any suggestions on getting the smoke smell out?
If you are going to paint it, paint it with Kilz first.
TSP didn't work?
I agree use Killz first or else the nicotine will seep through your paint
Shellac is an excellent natural sealer. Try it.
Thank you very much. I learned a lot today
:)
Helpful, thanks.
great stuff ,thanks for demystifying the Witchcraft that is known as solvents. any plans on doing a similar video on finishing?
Hah, that's a good idea--I ought to start strategizing that one. If your much for reading, I strongly advise Jeff Jewitts complete guide to finishing.
ZH Fabrications
thanks
Dont see downloadable sheet anywhere?
What does GWB stand for when it comes to using a roller
What is the best size spray tip to use for wood trim?
It's asking for credit card information for the "free download" ?
Thanks bro i was seriously confused . 👍 👍
What about butyl?? What is that used for
Best Video on this Topic Fo-sho 🤙🏾🤙🏾
Also xylol cleaner is for chlorinated rubber paint equipment... also dilute epoxy and floors paint
PVC = poly vinyl chloride. That’s a nice air receiver you have.
I When and got the info from your website thanks !
Very helpful!!!