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Geroge Barns
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 Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 6:37 am Post subject: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint thinner and
I get congeal mixtures???
How do you thin Minwax Polyurethane? Thanks |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:04 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:37:58 -0500, Geroge Barns <gbarnes@fries.com>
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint thinner and
I get congeal mixtures???
How do you thin Minwax Polyurethane? Thanks
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follow the directions on the can? |
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Rob Stokes
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:15 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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You should be able to thin up to 30% (using mineral spirits)...but that's
it.
Still, I'd try it, test it, let it dry and see how it does.
Good luck
Rob
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:37:58 -0500, Geroge Barns <gbarnes@fries.com
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint
thinner and
I get congeal mixtures???
How do you thin Minwax Polyurethane? Thanks
follow the directions on the can? |
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Tim Douglass
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:47 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:37:58 -0500, Geroge Barns <gbarnes@fries.com>
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint thinner and
I get congeal mixtures???
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Did you get a can of water based poly? That is what the reaction
sounds like. I don't know if Minwax makes water base, but...
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How do you thin Minwax Polyurethane? Thanks
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Mineral spirits should be the preferred option. I can't recall how
much you can thin it. The ratio is probably listed on the can. That
being said, I've thinned poly by 50% or more to get a mixture that
will soak deep into the wood. It works very well for hardening pine
desktops.
Tim Douglass
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patriarch
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 7:58 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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Geroge Barns <gbarnes@fries.com> wrote in
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint
thinner and I get congeal mixtures???
Most of the solids are already in a lump in the bottom of the can, until |
you stir them in carefully, without introducing air into the mix.
Stir completely, for about 4 minutes, before starting to thin. And don't
try to work with material that's too cold, either. Check the label, and
maybe store the cans inside?
Patriarch |
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Dan White
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:37:58 -0500, Geroge Barns <gbarnes@fries.com
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint
thinner and
I get congeal mixtures???
How do you thin Minwax Polyurethane? Thanks
follow the directions on the can?
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The can says not to thin it though.
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Geroge Barns
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:49 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:58:32 GMT, patriarch
<<patriarch>gmadsen@nospam.comcastDOTnet> wrote:
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint
thinner and I get congeal mixtures???
Most of the solids are already in a lump in the bottom of the can, until
you stir them in carefully, without introducing air into the mix.
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I did not mixed the Polyurethane as I got it dirt cheap at an estate sales. When
I opened the lid there is a thin harden layer, I add about 5% volume minerals
spirit and cover it for 24 hrs. Hopping the minerals sprit will melt it. The
next day I got congeal mixture, below the harden top layer!
There are not instruction of thinning, but cleaning with either minerals spirit
or paint thinner. The instruction printed on the can "Do Not Shake" in bold
letter, "Stir slowly......" why?
Thanks
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Stir completely, for about 4 minutes, before starting to thin. And don't
try to work with material that's too cold, either. Check the label, and
maybe store the cans inside?
Patriarch |
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Geroge Barns
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:49 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:47:34 -0700, Tim Douglass <tdouglass@bendcable.com>
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That was what I thought!
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Mineral spirits should be the preferred option. I can't recall how
much you can thin it. The ratio is probably listed on the can. That
being said, I've thinned poly by 50% or more to get a mixture that
will soak deep into the wood. It works very well for hardening pine
desktops. |
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Rolling Thunder
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:49:12 -0500, Geroge Barns <gbarnes@fries.com>
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:58:32 GMT, patriarch
patriarch>gmadsen@nospam.comcastDOTnet> wrote:
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I did not mixed the Polyurethane as I got it dirt cheap at an estate sales. When
I opened the lid there is a thin harden layer, I add about 5% volume minerals
spirit and cover it for 24 hrs. Hopping the minerals sprit will melt it. The
next day I got congeal mixture, below the harden top layer!
There are not instruction of thinning, but cleaning with either minerals spirit
or paint thinner. The instruction printed on the can "Do Not Shake" in bold
letter, "Stir slowly......" why?
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So as to not induce air bubbles in the poly. Shaking will produce
small air bubbles that will mess up your finish.
Thunder
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Slowhand
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:31 pm Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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"Geroge Barns" <gbarnes@fries.com> wrote in message
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint
thinner and
I get congeal mixtures???
How do you thin Minwax Polyurethane? Thanks
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What used to be my favorite mix (until I started using Waterlox) 1/3 minwax
poly, 1/3 mineral spirits, 1/3 watco oil. If you are just going to thin to
a wipeable consistancy, only go about 30% on the mineral spirits.
Otherwise, you will need to use alot of coats to build up the material. Or
get smart and use Waterlox like I do <g>
SH |
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Tim Douglass
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 9:03 pm Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 23:49:12 -0500, Geroge Barns <gbarnes@fries.com>
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I did not mixed the Polyurethane as I got it dirt cheap at an estate sales. When
I opened the lid there is a thin harden layer, I add about 5% volume minerals
spirit and cover it for 24 hrs. Hopping the minerals sprit will melt it. The
next day I got congeal mixture, below the harden top layer!
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May just be too old to be worth messing with. I incurred my
Father-In-Law's wrath when I cleaned out the old paints and stuff from
his shop. Some of those cans (half full) were more than 50 years old!
I actually had to send some of it off to the hazardous waste facility
because it was lead based.
Basically, if it is older than a year or so just chuck it and buy new.
Tim Douglass
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Nova
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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Geroge Barns wrote:
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I did not mixed the Polyurethane as I got it dirt cheap at an estate sales. When
I opened the lid there is a thin harden layer, I add about 5% volume minerals
spirit and cover it for 24 hrs. Hopping the minerals sprit will melt it. The
next day I got congeal mixture, below the harden top layer!
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Polyurethane is a reactive finish. It cures by reacting with the oxygen in the
air. Once it has reacted it can not be redissolved.
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Buffalo, NY - USA
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TeamCasa
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 12:40 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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askminwax@sherwin.com They have been very helpful.
Dave
"Geroge Barns" <gbarnes@fries.com> wrote in message
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint
thinner and
I get congeal mixtures???
How do you thin Minwax Polyurethane? Thanks
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Geroge Barns
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:35 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:31:55 -0700, "Slowhand" <I'm@work> wrote:
I can only apply the Minwax polyurethane with a lint free cloth on the projects.
After it dries, I either use #150 to #240 sand papers or #000 steel wool to get
the finished I need. I may apply as many as 4 coats of polyurethane to get the
finished I need. I would be more than happy to apply the least possible coats.
It's extremely time consuming between each coat!
What is Waterlox and where can you buy them?
Thanks, a million :-)
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What used to be my favorite mix (until I started using Waterlox) 1/3 minwax
poly, 1/3 mineral spirits, 1/3 watco oil. If you are just going to thin to
a wipeable consistancy, only go about 30% on the mineral spirits.
Otherwise, you will need to use alot of coats to build up the material. Or
get smart and use Waterlox like I do <g
SH
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Geroge Barns
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:39 am Post subject: Re: Can you thin Minwax Polyurethane? |
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On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:40:07 -0700, "TeamCasa" <dave@teamcasadot.org> wrote:
Thanks, I was at HD earlier and was looking at the various Minwax's products and
I pick up their catalogs looking for someone there to talk to on my projects.
Thanks again.
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askminwax@sherwin.com They have been very helpful.
Dave
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I tried to thin Minwax's Polyurethane with minerals spirit or paint
thinner and
I get congeal mixtures???
How do you thin Minwax Polyurethane? Thanks
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