Need some Xylene as a thinner for some paint I've bought, didn't realise otherwise I'd have bought it from the paint supplier.
Any DIY sheds or high street places likely to sell it? Can get it on ebay but would rather be able to buy it off the shelf.
I know I can get Isopropanol from RS or a chemist, but Xylene?
www.xylenerus.com
Not Absolutely sure but Hammerite thinners might be it.
Hammerite thinners is nearly all xylene so it should be ok . I use pure xylene at work and
hammerite thinners smells slightly different but I have used the hammerite thinners as a back up sometimes
we use it at work, awful stuff! eats through latex gloves and disolves shoe soles in no time, avoid breathing it in at all costs!
[url= http://www.hex.co.uk/MSDS/hammerite/HAMMERITE%20BRUSH%20CLEANER%20AND%20THINNERS.pdf ]According to the MSDS hammerite Paint and Brush thinners isn't Xylene[/url]
You are right rocketdog but it is great for cleaning my trowels
Designed a xylene extraction system once for a (histo)pathology department.
50 ppm is the maximum exposure limit for any appreciable period of time IIRC. And not very many people know that...
Well gonefishin that will teach me to think I know what I am talking about. I still think the hammerite thinner will do as it states quite clearly it is a paint thinner but hey who the hell is going to listen to me from now on
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come on Xylene
I still think the hammerite thinner will do as it states quite clearly it is a paint thinner
I suspect your are correct. Personally I wouldn't be using an aromatic solvent in a domestic environment.
Thanks all...I won't be experimenting with the Hammerite thinner as the 4L tin of paint cost £90! It was quite clear to only use Xylene. Don't need it as a thinner, I need it on standby in case I manage to spill any!
we buy ours from here [url] http://www.genta-medical.co.uk/contact%20us.htm [/url]
Apparently ebay! but I'm not sure how they ship it.
It's quite a common thinner so go down to a hardware shop and see what they have. It will probably branded as something so they can bump the cost up. Normally listed as it's classed as hazardous and has exposure limits that are quoted on MSDS.
It's not [i]that[/i] harmful but use it in a well ventilated place.
I use xylene based paints and varnishes sometimes - look under french polishers in your local yellow pages, its used to thin heavier duty floor varnishes and the like