Uno wrote:
When do you use one as opposed to the other?

Which should I use to thin polyurethane?

The container will instruct you as to what is compatible w/ the contents
therein.

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When do you use one as opposed to the other?

Which should I use to thin polyurethane?
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Uno

On 8/27/2010 6:06 PM, Uno wrote:
When do you use one as opposed to the other?

Which should I use to thin polyurethane?

More or less interchangeable. Mineral spirits are used as paint
thinner. Something labeled paint thinner may have some higher boiling
additives and not dry as fast.

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Paint thinner works fine on Poly

Unless, of course, it doesn't...

There are also water-based polyurethane finishes...

Again, the container will disclose the proper thinner to be used, if any.

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If it was water
based you would thin it with water but I bet the OP knew that.

Although we did have an OP in here the other day who didn't.

Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,
wrote:

If it was water
based you would thin it with water but I bet the OP knew that.

Although we did have an OP in here the other day who didn't.

From this OP's postings, I wouldn't bet anything on that -- I suspect
in fact, this is the same one you're thinking of.

Which is why I pointed out that OP needs to see what the particular
product says to use (or, of course, whether to thin it at all).

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On 8/28/2010 10:34 AM, dpb wrote:
Smitty Two wrote:
In article ,
wrote:

If it was water
based you would thin it with water but I bet the OP knew that.

Although we did have an OP in here the other day who didn't.

From this OP's postings, I wouldn't bet anything on that -- I suspect
in fact, this is the same one you're thinking of.

Which is why I pointed out that OP needs to see what the particular
product says to use (or, of course, whether to thin it at all).

I just read the can again and there is no sentence about what to thin
this with. It says to prepare surface by wiping it with a rag dampened
with mineral spirits. It says to clean up with mineral spirits or paint
thinner.

It's obviously oil-based.
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Uno

On 8/30/2010 11:37 AM, Robert Green wrote:
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I just read the can again and there is no sentence about what to thin
this with. It says to prepare surface by wiping it with a rag dampened
with mineral spirits. It says to clean up with mineral spirits or paint
thinner.

It's obviously oil-based.

When they tell you what to clean it up with, they're often telling you what
thins it. It certainly implies a solvent-relationship. But I wouldn't say
that's universally true, but it certainly aligns with DPB's comments about
the can.

Thx, bobby, because that's where I'm getting to.

I put on the second coat of exterior helmsman poly tonight.

sanded with 150 in my hand only

The can indicated to use mineral spirits for some aspect. I put just a
schluck of mineral spirits on a dry cloth to prepare the surface after
sanding.

3 coats exterior poly recommended. judy is gone for another week.

Why not give her a threshold that is maximally built-up in her absence?
(I don't want to tell her husband that I gave his threshold more than
4 coats because I didn't know to stop.)
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Uno