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Hammerite paint
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David J
2011-05-18 20:34:30 UTC
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Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?

It seems to defy everything I try!

David
Frank Erskine
2011-05-18 20:53:54 UTC
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Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
MIBK or acetone.
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Frank Erskine
Dave
2011-05-18 21:18:18 UTC
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Post by Frank Erskine
Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
MIBK or acetone.
What is MIBK?

Dave
newshound
2011-05-18 22:06:27 UTC
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Post by Dave
Post by Frank Erskine
Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
MIBK or acetone.
What is MIBK?
Dave
Perhaps you meant MEK (methyl ethyl ketone).

ISTR cellulose thinners works too, but it may be too late once it is dry.
Frank Erskine
2011-05-18 22:41:32 UTC
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On Wed, 18 May 2011 23:06:27 +0100, "newshound"
Post by newshound
Post by Dave
Post by Frank Erskine
Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
MIBK or acetone.
What is MIBK?
Dave
Perhaps you meant MEK (methyl ethyl ketone).
No I didn't :-)
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Frank Erskine
Frank Erskine
2011-05-18 22:14:46 UTC
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Post by Dave
Post by Frank Erskine
Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
MIBK or acetone.
What is MIBK?
Methyl Iso-Butyl Ketone.
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Frank Erskine
Neil Bush
2011-05-18 21:09:17 UTC
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Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
WD40
Sorry, but it's true!

Neil
David J
2011-05-22 23:17:58 UTC
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On Wed, 18 May 2011 22:09:17 +0100, "Neil Bush"
Post by Neil Bush
Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
WD40
Sorry, but it's true!
Neil
Thanks Neil - I tried that and you are right. Who'd have thunk that?

David

Peter Parry
2011-05-18 21:21:20 UTC
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Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
It depends on the age of the paint. Original Hammerite used
1.1.1-Trichloroethane (Genklene). The modern formulation uses a
mixture of predominately Acetone and the petroleum distillate Naptha
(lighter fluid, Coleman fuel).
Dave Liquorice
2011-05-19 08:42:47 UTC
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Post by Peter Parry
Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
Once dry I think that is the case. Use brushes you don't want to use
again for Hammerite. B-)
Post by Peter Parry
It depends on the age of the paint. Original Hammerite used
1.1.1-Trichloroethane (Genklene).
My old (approx 10 years) tin of Hammerite Brush Cleaner has "Xylene"
on the label, a dimethylbenzene.
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Cheers
Dave.
Bill
2011-05-18 22:43:31 UTC
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Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
I have no idea, but I went round both Poundland and Pound World today
and neither of them have the packs of Chinese bristle shedding brushes
that I have used for epoxy resin and things like Hammerite since the
days when the cheapo brushes from China said "Genuine Hogs Bristle" on
the handle. The hog ones were really good.

The current replacement things with plastic bristles are a complete
disaster.

Times are really getting bad.
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Bill
Paul - xxx
2011-05-19 07:39:56 UTC
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Post by Bill
Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
I have no idea, but I went round both Poundland and Pound World today
and neither of them have the packs of Chinese bristle shedding
brushes that I have used for epoxy resin and things like Hammerite
since the days when the cheapo brushes from China said "Genuine Hogs
Bristle" on the handle. The hog ones were really good.
The current replacement things with plastic bristles are a complete
disaster.
Times are really getting bad.
LOL, it shows how bad things are when 'cheap shite' really is shite ..
;)

I also had a stock of those 'real' bristle brushes and whilst they last
a long time, they never lasted indefinitely and now cost a (relative)
fortune to replace. :(
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Paul - xxx
Mark Brightman
2011-05-19 16:47:15 UTC
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Post by David J
Does anyone know what (apart from their own thinners) will clean a
paint brush that has been used with Hammerite paint?
It seems to defy everything I try!
David
Acetone - never buy hammerite thinners now just get big cheap bulk
bottles of acetone ( which incidentally seems particularly good at
tackling jobs where other solvents fail.
In an emergency your wife's nail polish remover will do the job too as
it is mostly acetone too.

( I have attempted to get her to use pure acetone on her nails as it
is much cheaper than the stuff she buys but she won't...)
The Other Mike
2011-05-19 21:49:33 UTC
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On Thu, 19 May 2011 09:47:15 -0700 (PDT), Mark Brightman
Post by Mark Brightman
In an emergency your wife's nail polish remover will do the job too as
it is mostly acetone too.
( I have attempted to get her to use pure acetone on her nails as it
is much cheaper than the stuff she buys but she won't...)
There is a solution to that reluctance...the never ending bottle on
her dressing table.

I think that Ethyl Acetate is now far more common as a pigment carrier
in nail varnish and as the prime solvent in nail varnish removers than
acetone is.

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Stephen
2011-05-22 15:46:25 UTC
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On Thu, 19 May 2011 09:47:15 -0700 (PDT), Mark Brightman
Post by Mark Brightman
Acetone - never buy hammerite thinners now just get big cheap bulk
bottles of acetone
Where do you get these big bottles from?

Thanks,
Stephen.
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