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Transom Preservative: Mineral Spirits vs. Turpentine
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<blockquote data-quote="Stumpalump" data-source="post: 436777" data-attributes="member: 13140"><p>My Grandpop would dump terpintine on my cuts and scrapes. Here in AZ it's so hot and dry that standard formulas dry too fast. If using a water based product I spray surfaces with water before I apply. If oil based I paint a coat of old motor oil on first. It makes a nice stain as well to block UV. Spray cleaners like purple stuff all must get diluted 50% or they dry before you can wipe. I learned all this from a house painter. He said the longest lasting latex house paint lasts when you applied it on a rainy day. Let's it soak in. Pre treating your wood with a coat of spirits or oil would do the same thing. It's always been my understanding that turpinetine, min spirits and paint thinner are all the same thing in practical use. The thing to watch out for is anything "low odor" anything that says "water clean up" or any products sold as "Green Enviromentally Safe". Those products do not work. Y'all probably know that but watch out for the low odor mineral spirits. It sucks and costs more. Look on bottom shelf for the good stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stumpalump, post: 436777, member: 13140"] My Grandpop would dump terpintine on my cuts and scrapes. Here in AZ it's so hot and dry that standard formulas dry too fast. If using a water based product I spray surfaces with water before I apply. If oil based I paint a coat of old motor oil on first. It makes a nice stain as well to block UV. Spray cleaners like purple stuff all must get diluted 50% or they dry before you can wipe. I learned all this from a house painter. He said the longest lasting latex house paint lasts when you applied it on a rainy day. Let's it soak in. Pre treating your wood with a coat of spirits or oil would do the same thing. It's always been my understanding that turpinetine, min spirits and paint thinner are all the same thing in practical use. The thing to watch out for is anything "low odor" anything that says "water clean up" or any products sold as "Green Enviromentally Safe". Those products do not work. Y'all probably know that but watch out for the low odor mineral spirits. It sucks and costs more. Look on bottom shelf for the good stuff. [/QUOTE]
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