what to use to thin thick red oxide

[sanctuary79]

my tin of oxide is really gluppy and thick...what can i use to thin it!!!!

help...thanks

[paulcatchpole]

my tin of oxide is really gluppy and thick...what can i use to thin it!!!!

help...thanks

 

So've we recently, in this warm weather....

 

Currently Jotun red oxide, or the nasty Screwfix equivalent, are both thinned with white spirit.

 

Somewhat depends on the make and formulation of your paint!

 

PC

[Peter R]

If I find that enamel is too thick or is drying too fast I usually use owatrol oil, can't think why it shouldn't work with red oxide as well.

 

Peter

[soldthehouse]

So've we recently, in this warm weather....

 

Currently Jotun red oxide, or the nasty Screwfix equivalent, are both thinned with white spirit.

 

Somewhat depends on the make and formulation of your paint!

 

PC

I am with Paul but to add that red oxide is universally oil based so turps/white spirit in any eventuality , but thinners will do it.

[ChrisPy]

except that some is cellulose (I am following Mike Blackrose's recommendation).

[WotEver]

except that some is cellulose (I am following Mike Blackrose's recommendation).

If it ends up looking like curdled milk you used the wrong thinner

[blackrose]

except that some is cellulose (I am following Mike Blackrose's recommendation).

 

Yes, the stuff I use requires cellulose thinners, not white spirit.

 

http://marinestore.co.uk/Merchant2/merchan...Store_Code=mrst

 

Cheaper from here: http://www.autopaint-pro.co.uk/1l-bonda-ru...rimer-121-p.asp

 

It depends which red oxide paint you are using.

Edited June 3, 2010 by blackrose

[Bones]

my tin of oxide is really gluppy and thick...what can i use to thin it!!!!

help...thanks

 

 

it depends on who makes it doens't it? If it is hammerite, like mine, then you need to use the hammerite thinner.

[Grace and Favour]

it depends on who makes it doens't it? If it is hammerite, like mine, then you need to use the hammerite thinner.

 

I thought that good quality cellulose thinners work rather well with Hammerite thinners - - I'd never dream of paying the exorbitant Hammerite prices for thinners

[gazza]

I thought that good quality cellulose thinners work rather well with Hammerite thinners - - I'd never dream of paying the exorbitant Hammerite prices for thinners

 

i can say from experience that standard cellulose thinners does not work at all well with hammerite. the proper hammerite thinners however.....

 

on a side note, my firm used to use hammerite thinners to remove the adhesive residue from rubber coated 300mm diameter steel drive rollers. when i started i couldnt believe we used something as expensive as hammerite thinners as a cleaner. we now use standard celly thinners to remove the adhesive, and hammerite thinners for the paint.

 

saved em a fourtune over the last 10 years!

[WotEver]

i can say from experience that standard cellulose thinners does not work at all well with hammerite.

Yup... you get the curdled milk syndrome.

 

I tried to save money like that, too

 

Tony

[gazza]

Yup... you get the curdled milk syndrome.

 

I tried to save money like that, too

 

Tony

 

in my case it was the donut i work with. he had used standard celly thinners. result was one knackered tin of hammerite and yet another purchase order to raise, that didnt need raising