Solvent
Arthur Goodwin | 15/01/2021 19:51:23 |
54 forum posts 29 photos | Hi all My Markem dye is going a bit gungy and needs thinning. Anybody kniw which is the best solvent to use. Regards Arthur |
Ian Johnson 1 | 15/01/2021 20:18:52 |
338 forum posts 97 photos | 1.1.1. Trichloroethane is the best solvent for thinning marking dye, pity it's classed as unobtanium these days! |
not done it yet | 15/01/2021 21:04:09 |
5609 forum posts 20 photos | What does the label say it contains? What does it smell of? Ethanol, methanol, acetone? Just try them all on a single drop? |
Hopper | 16/01/2021 00:54:30 |
![]() 5174 forum posts 114 photos | Traditionally we always used methylated spirits to thin marking dye at work. No idea about the specific Markem brand but it would be worth a try with a small sample. |
not done it yet | 16/01/2021 07:12:17 |
5609 forum posts 20 photos | Posted by Hopper on 16/01/2021 00:54:30:
Traditionally we always used methylated spirits to thin marking dye at work. No idea about the specific Markem brand but it would be worth a try with a small sample. Methylated spirit is ethanol denatured by methanol. Added smell, and bitterment reagents, to discourage people poisoning themselves (by the methanol). |
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