Can i use turpentine on plastic

I am working wet into wet which also encompasses wet into tacky. That has certain structural advantages. Good luck with your research — Jack. You are giving too much currency to the role of oxidation in gum turpentine during normal storage conditions.

In this connection, Burnett reports that turpentine stored 15 to 18 months, still passes the ASTM tests so that the degree of oxidation developed under normal storage conditions during this period is not great Burnett Was I recommending plastic over glass?

I re-read my posting and sure enough, I had recommended metal as the most suitable container for turpentine. One downside to metal is that turpentine is acidic usually 6. Glass is certainly fine if you store the turpentine in a dark location. I was thinking of metal more from a packaging viewpoint. For a more complete discussion about gum turpentine read the thread at Gum Turpentine. References Burnett, W. Testing Materials , If this came across to you as putting too much currency into this issue, oh well.

In your post you made no mention of glass and you were very clear that you did not recommend plastic for containers but only metal. I did not imply anything. I was speaking of glass and plastic containers in general. Fire Marshalls do not like storage of flammables in anything but metal containers. There is a real world reason for that. They do not like fires. Do not worry, there is no tenseness here at all.

Scrape away the paint using a plastic putty knife. Wrap a rag around the plastic knife to act as a buffer between the plastic surface and the putty knife. Ryan Lawrence is a freelance writer based in Boulder, Colorado. He has been writing professionally since He has 10 years of experience as a professional painting contractor. Lawrence writes for High Class Blogs and Yodle. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism and public relations with a minor in history from the University of Oklahoma.

Not sure how I found it. Don't worry about the late Answer, that's not discouraged here. You might be interested that here acetone is commonly sold in HDPE, both in pure form and when mixed with water nail polish remover. And when not sold in glass bottles various forms of white spirit mineral spirits are sold in PET containers. Graphus Thanks. And you're absolutely right. I also forgot lighter fluid is sold in HDPE. I'll update my answer. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google.

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It worked great! The problem with storing chemicals in glass is that they can break. Turpentine is nasty stuff, especially if your floors are linoleum tile. Another tip re keeping turps fresh is to decant and store stuff longer term in full bottles in the dark to slow oxidisation. Managing your WetCanvas! This topic has 22 replies, 16 voices, and was last updated 18 years, 10 months ago by inisheerstudio.

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