solvents

[kmealy]

 

[FlGatorwood]

Time to go to Lowe's to stock up some mineral spirits.

 

When I was in the apprentice program for painting and graphic arts in the early 70's, we used toluene to clean aircraft parts after they had been reworked.  After washing, we masked and put them on the spray tables where the painter would coat them with zinc chromate before applying a couple coats of black or gray lacquer.  There was also a crinkle finish which was baked on.  We also had lacquer thinner to wash some things, xylene to wash cockpit panels.  We had one journeyman who washed his car parts in gasoline before taking it to the paint shop.  Then he would sell his old car.  He sold about 3 or 4 per year.  Just my history.