Hey everyone…back to finish up the coffee table for my wife and build two end table of canary wood for my daughter. I am going to try Rubio monocoat for all three pcs. I can not find denatured alcohol anywhere near me to wipe things down before applying the Rubios. Will Mineral spirits work as a good substitute?

 

thanks

I got some from Lowe’s. Mineral spirits would probably work but take longer to dry. Not sure if it leaves a residue 

Thanks Lew the local Lowe’s doesn’t carry it neither does Home Depot 

Asking, not suggesting, would Acetone work? It dries pretty quickly. I just picked up a gallon of DA from out local Menards.

 

You might check your local farm supply stores e.g. Tractor Supply, Farm & Fleet, etc. Also might check a local Sherwin-Williams store.

6 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Asking, not suggesting, would Acetone work? It dries pretty quickly. I just picked up a gallon of DA from out local Menards.

 

You might check your local farm supply stores e.g. Tractor Supply, Farm & Fleet, etc. Also might check a local Sherwin-Williams store.

I wondered about acetone as I have some but not sure. Maybe someone on here may know. Good ideas above. Thanks. I love Menards but we do not have any near me.

Our local Ace used to carry DA, check with them.

Thanks Cal

10 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Asking, not suggesting, would Acetone work? It dries pretty quickly. I just picked up a gallon of DA from out local Menards.

 

You might check your local farm supply stores e.g. Tractor Supply, Farm & Fleet, etc. Also might check a local Sherwin-Williams store.

Acetone will damage most finishes.   I use it to follow up cleaning up residue and unremoved finishes after stripping.

 

What are you trying to do with "wipe down" and what, if anything is on there now?

As an aside, naphtha works similarly to mineral spirits but dries much faster.   Camping/outdoor stores may carry denatured alcohol as a fuel (but not the fuel that goes in Coleman lanterns)

 

Edited June 30, 20232 yr by kmealy

1 hour ago, kmealy said:

Acetone will damage most finishes.   I use it to follow up cleaning up residue and unremoved finishes after stripping

True, essentially the same as finger nail polish remover. I think he was asking about using to wipe down the surface prior to applying the finish. I use Acetone in that fashion often cleaning metal surfaces prior to spraying paint. Never had any issues doing so.

I vaguely remember that disinfectant wipes might have alcohol as the sterilizing solvent.  That or look for rubbing alcohol.  If neither proves out you can blame it on all the solvents that I my have inhaled over the last 48 years or so. 

Edited June 30, 20232 yr by 4DThinker

During the height of the pandemic I need some DNA.  The liquor store had grain alcohol- problem solved but a little pricey. 

1 hour ago, lew said:

The liquor store had grain alcohol- problem solved but a little pricey. 

Ah good old Everclear...Ummm, what problem might that have been?

Mineral spirits is what I use all the time to wipe wood before finish to remove any sanding dust.   Danl

11 hours ago, kmealy said:

Acetone will damage most finishes.   I use it to follow up cleaning up residue and unremoved finishes after stripping.

 

What are you trying to do with "wipe down" and what, if anything is on there now?

As an aside, naphtha works similarly to mineral spirits but dries much faster.   Camping/outdoor stores may carry denatured alcohol as a fuel (but not the fuel that goes in Coleman lanterns)

 

The only place that had DNA was the Tractor Supply. They were out but they did have naphtha. I am getting read to finish a coffee table and just wanted to be sure it was good and clean, thus the DNA. The naphtha worked great though. I am finishing with Rubio and it is my first time using it. Just wanted things good and prepped. Last week the wife 'asked' me to make a couple of night stands for the daughter so I am going to use the same finish and prep. That though is gong to be Canary. 

 

Thank you for the insight on the Acetone. I will store that in my memory banks (what's left of them at least) 

5 minutes ago, Danl said:

Mineral spirits is what I use all the time to wipe wood before finish to remove any sanding dust.   Danl

I thought about Mineral Spirits but I read, and please tell me if I am wrong, that it has water in it and takes longer to dry...

47 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Ah good old Everclear...Ummm, what problem might that have been?

Nothing now 

40 minutes ago, KevTN said:

I thought about Mineral Spirits but I read, and please tell me if I am wrong, that it has water in it and takes longer to dry...

I do not think it has water in it because I have not had the grain raised from using it.  Any time I use it it dries fast.  I have never used DA for wiping, but I use it with dye and shellac.   Danl

Rubbing alcohol or isopropyl alcohol has way too much water in it to use with shellac. Grain Alcohol or DNA are the only options I know to be effective.

Mineral spirits is a petroleum distillate, if it had water in it it would all be in the bottom of the can. I always use it to wipe the sanding dust off as well as check for any hidden glue spots. That said, I've never used Rubio and it may effect how that finish turns turns out. I'm curious why there isn't any DNA available....I hope that doesn't turn out to be the next thing in short supply.

Edited July 1, 20232 yr by Fred W. Hargis Jr

1 hour ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

I'm curious why there isn't any DNA available

 

I just did an on line search at my closest Lowe's, they have quarts & gallons in stock.  Maybe Kevin just needed to cross the state line