I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

In article ,
ss writes:
I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Old evostick is toluine based, IIRC.
EU forced them to stop using toluine.

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On 20/01/2015 12:30, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Unleaded petrol is closer to matching heptane and solvent naphtha.
Or the old Hammerite thinner which ISTR was almost pure xylene.

Be careful with highly flammable solvent thinners and be aware that a
really stiff gel will be thin and watery if you add slightly too much.

Add solvent a few drops at a time to a small test amount then scale up.

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Regards,
Martin Brown

On 20/01/2015 13:07, Martin Brown wrote:
On 20/01/2015 12:30, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Unleaded petrol is closer to matching heptane and solvent naphtha.
Or the old Hammerite thinner which ISTR was almost pure xylene.

Be careful with highly flammable solvent thinners and be aware that a
really stiff gel will be thin and watery if you add slightly too much.

Add solvent a few drops at a time to a small test amount then scale up.


I`ll try some unleaded and see how it goes. Thanks

On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:59:43 +0000, ss wrote:

On 20/01/2015 13:07, Martin Brown wrote:
On 20/01/2015 12:30, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Unleaded petrol is closer to matching heptane and solvent naphtha.
Or the old Hammerite thinner which ISTR was almost pure xylene.

Be careful with highly flammable solvent thinners and be aware that a
really stiff gel will be thin and watery if you add slightly too much.

Add solvent a few drops at a time to a small test amount then scale up.


I`ll try some unleaded and see how it goes. Thanks

Evo-Stik remover is "heptane and isomers, solvent naphtha". More
expensive, but should work! TBH, I try not to use Evo-Stik if I don't
have some remover around....

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On Tuesday, 20 January 2015 20:59:50 UTC, ss wrote:
On 20/01/2015 13:07, Martin Brown wrote:
On 20/01/2015 12:30, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Unleaded petrol is closer to matching heptane and solvent naphtha.
Or the old Hammerite thinner which ISTR was almost pure xylene.

Be careful with highly flammable solvent thinners and be aware that a
really stiff gel will be thin and watery if you add slightly too much.

Add solvent a few drops at a time to a small test amount then scale up.


I`ll try some unleaded and see how it goes. Thanks

do appreciate doing that is dangerous, just in case you dont


NT

On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 12:13:42 AM UTC, wrote:
On Tuesday, 20 January 2015 20:59:50 UTC, ss wrote:
On 20/01/2015 13:07, Martin Brown wrote:
On 20/01/2015 12:30, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Unleaded petrol is closer to matching heptane and solvent naphtha.
Or the old Hammerite thinner which ISTR was almost pure xylene.

Be careful with highly flammable solvent thinners and be aware that a
really stiff gel will be thin and watery if you add slightly too much.

Add solvent a few drops at a time to a small test amount then scale up.


I`ll try some unleaded and see how it goes. Thanks

do appreciate doing that is dangerous, just in case you dont


NT

Basically, do it outside in the garden !
Simon.

On 21/01/2015 11:25, sm_jamieson wrote:
On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 12:13:42 AM UTC, wrote:
On Tuesday, 20 January 2015 20:59:50 UTC, ss wrote:
On 20/01/2015 13:07, Martin Brown wrote:
On 20/01/2015 12:30, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Unleaded petrol is closer to matching heptane and solvent naphtha.
Or the old Hammerite thinner which ISTR was almost pure xylene.

Be careful with highly flammable solvent thinners and be aware that a
really stiff gel will be thin and watery if you add slightly too much.

Add solvent a few drops at a time to a small test amount then scale up.


I`ll try some unleaded and see how it goes. Thanks

do appreciate doing that is dangerous, just in case you dont


NT

Basically, do it outside in the garden !
Simon.
Have done. Couple of tablespoons of unleaded probably needs just a bit
more, but going in the right direction.

On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:30:34 +0000, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Evo used to sell tins of Evostik Remover. If they still do, some of
that might be an ideal thinner. The tin I've got smells quite
different to any other common solvent.
--
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In article ,
Dave W wrote:
On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:30:34 +0000, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Evo used to sell tins of Evostik Remover. If they still do, some of
that might be an ideal thinner. The tin I've got smells quite
different to any other common solvent.

It used to be the glue sniffer's favourite. Kept under lock and key in the
sheds. But Evostick changed its formulation for the worse not so long ago,
so may now use different stuff.

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On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:35:22 +0000, Dave W wrote:

On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:30:34 +0000, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Evo used to sell tins of Evostik Remover. If they still do, some of that
might be an ideal thinner. The tin I've got smells quite different to
any other common solvent.

I did mention that a few days ago. The can I bought recently was about 4
quid and has the same 'recipe' as the solvents in the glue.



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On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:56:26 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Dave W wrote:
On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:30:34 +0000, ss wrote:

I have a tin ov evo-stick, its gone a bit thick and would like to thin
is slightly.I am not sure if it is the old or new version. It contains
Heptane and isomers,solvent Naptha.

I have stuff like acetone and paint thinner kicking around, would they
be any good?

Evo used to sell tins of Evostik Remover. If they still do, some of
that might be an ideal thinner. The tin I've got smells quite different
to any other common solvent.

It used to be the glue sniffer's favourite. Kept under lock and key in
the sheds. But Evostick changed its formulation for the worse not so
long ago,
so may now use different stuff.

That's the new formulation glue. My new tin of remover matches it.



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