Thanks, Leo. Most identification of aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents is
quite vague; yours isn't.
Fred Rash (retired chemist)
On 4/23/2011 9:38 AM, leop12345 wrote:
>
> Phedon is correct in making this suggestion. Bestine rubber cement
> solvent and thinner is pure heptane. Naphtha and Coleman stove fuel
> are nearly pure heptane but have a small amount of other hydrocarbons
> that take longer to evaporate than heptane (thus, Phedon's oily
> description).
>
> Bestine Solvent and Thinner, which can be found at many art stores, is
> more expensive than naphtha and Coleman fuel but one can use the
> Bestine Solvent only to thin the 3M77 and use the cheaper naphtha or
> Coleman fuel for cleanup.
>
> Leo
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, Phedon Tsiknopoulos
> <phedon21t_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > I would use Bestine and not Naphtha. Bestine is more refined, less
> oily. Ciao,
> > Phedon.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Bill Gowen <wdgowen_at_...>
> > To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Fri, April 22, 2011 9:43:40 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] covering with mylar
> >
> > Â
> > 
> > Kody
> > Here's the link to the video. The link back to Mark's article
> doesn't work.
> >
> http://www.thermalthumbers.com/bill-s-indoor-ramblings/f1l-construction-5-2010/covering-info
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Kody
> > >To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:43 AM
> > >Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] covering with mylar
> > >
> > >Â
> > >Hey Bill,
> > >
> > >Could you point me to this video? I'm always interested in
> alternative methods!
> > >
> > >Thank you,
> > >Kody
> > >Sent from my HTC Droid Eris.
> > >
> > >
> > >Bill Gowen <wdgowen_at_...> wrote:
> > >Â
> > >>Covering with Mylar is very easy. There are a lot of different
> ways to do it.
> > >>The video you saw is my version of the technique described by
> F1Diddler in the
> > >>files section of this group.
> > >>Â
> > >>----- Original Message -----
> > >>>From: Edward
> > >>>To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >>>Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 10:42 AM
> > >>>Subject: [Indoor_Construction] covering with mylar
> > >>>
> > >>>Â
> > >>>This is one of the toughest parts of indoor, covering. I was at a
> web site where
> > >>>someone was covering with mylar & was using 3M77 in a "little"
> plastic container
> > >>>mixing it with a solvent and putting it on a stab. with a brush,
> then it was
> > >>>over! It said this process was on Indoor Construction but I
> cannot find it.
> > >>>These guys with the F1Ds that look like they were covered with
> moulded Mylar
> > >>>must be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!
> Help.....please.
> > >>>Ed Berton
> > >>>Brevard, NC
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
>
>
Received on Sat Apr 23 2011 - 07:00:03 CEST