Frank wrote:
On 7/9/2018 8:56 AM, wrote:
Looking for solution NOT some jackass opinion of product !!
On Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 10:06:42 AM UTC-4, Don Phillipson wrote:
Thompsons WaterSeal Advanced has been on the market
for a couple of years. The label promises "Easy soap & water
clean-up," the product apparently reformulated so as to comply
with European Union regulations restricting volatiles.
In practice, soap and water cleanup is by no means "easy."
The product contains some sort of wax that repels water
(and I dare say makes it effective on timber.) But what
sort of solvent can actually dissolve this component
so we can clean our brushes for reuse?
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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
Paraffin wax requires hydrocarbon solvent. I'd do best with soap and
water first then maybe paint thinner.
I've used product before and after reformulation to remove VOC's and
once mediocre product is now even poorer in protecting wood.
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Well I've been a painter all my life and I am familiar with this
product.
First of all, the old Thompsons Waterseal was oil based and a
decent product. The clear seal, you could even put it in a garden
sprayer and flood it on. I comes thin as water. Then just wipe up
what didn't soak into the wood. Usually just a few spots on a
wood deck.
As far as the newer products that are water-based... They are
thicker and harder to use and require application with a brush.
Too thick to spray and you don't ever want to thin any water
sealer.
Here is the way to clean your brushes properly for reuse.
- wash brush thoroughly with soap and water
- kick out the water from your brush
- immediately rinse brush in paint thinners
- then kick out the thinners (not on your grass)
- then do the soap and water thing one more time.
- kick out the water, shape the bristles and wrap
in newspaper tightly until it dries over night
- put brush back in original sleeve the next morning
This is not "random internet advice." I've done this for
a living for about 100 years now. I do know what works and
what doesn't.
Note: if anyone still sells the old oil-based Thompsons,
grab it up and use it. It's much cheaper yet superior, imo.
Enviromentalists are making good paint products go way.
No matter what brand you buy all clear sealers say to do
it once a year for best protection.