[Judy S]

James--are the mineral spirits safe to use??? It would be a whole lot easier to use than toulene...not to hijack, but when do we get Part 2 of the fan video???

 

[Judy S]

Sorry bout' this I did it on my build, and people liked the end result, so they want to use the same method. I definitely didnt come up with it though, I just seemed to make it popular. I keep telling peole it isnt neccessary, and that I only did it because I had hard to reach places on my background. Thinning it made application with a paintbrush possible, and gave me a longer working time before adding peat to the surface. There is a long discussion in my thread about how toluene is the only thinning agent that should be used because of its molecular composition... Also that proper precautions should be used when exposed to it. People dont read all +50 pages though so some things are missed. Cant blaim em' either lol

some of us reread the 50+ pages to get back up to speed...and enjoyed it all over again. The cautions on the use of Toluene is significant, so people are looking for a SAFE alternative to it. Epoxy is even more difficult to work with because of the "open" time with which to use it. Personally, although I was able to buy a gallon of the toluene, I'm scared to death to use it!!

 

[Judy S]

I did use mineral spirits yesterday mixed with silicone--was very pasty and not as easy to apply to the nylon rope as I had hoped...the silicone mix was pressed onto the roping, it did not stick very well just placed in the peat mix and rolled around... as you, hope that there are no real negative effects for having used it...

 

[Judy S]

Just emailed the site mentioned in your post...it pulled up a little chart...and the notation about the product led me to a company in Ohio...so I have emailed them for a small sample...would be a good (pardon the pun...wait...) solution to the thinning of silicone...