Thank you! I'll send Mary to THD for a tin.

__________________
Never trust an atom. They make up everything.

4 out of 3 people struggle with math.

Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

NAR# 94042
SAM# 0078

Same here. I don't have a problem with Aerogloss gumming up when using the correct sandpaper and sanding the AG after it's completely dry (which doesn't take very long).

It's always completely dry and hard by the time I've been revived.

__________________
Never trust an atom. They make up everything.

4 out of 3 people struggle with math.

Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

NAR# 94042
SAM# 0078

I sand with 320 3M paper and no gum up at all.I use SIG...but preyy much the same stuff as Aerogloss.

Paul

Same here. I use 320 for coats 1,2, and 3, and 400 after the final coat.

Resulting in...........

Attached Thumbnails

       

__________________
Never trust an atom. They make up everything.

4 out of 3 people struggle with math.

Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

NAR# 94042
SAM# 0078

Thanks for the pointers. I have been using 3m 400 wet or dry for each coat and it not only loads the sandpaper, it gets so nasty like paint was splattered on it that I can not wash off. I think I have some of that K&S stuff in my sandpaper stash. Or perhaps it is not quite dry.

Any way I went to my local BORG and they did not have DEFT products, only Minwax sanding sealer, and only in a fairly large can for $15 ... more that I want to spend on something that is unproven.

Sands incredibly easily, no gumming of sandpaper. I never remember any issues with AeroGloss, and my most recent sanding sealer was SIG. No problems with it, either. However, I had to constantly thin the SIG with acetone, and the Deft brushes on beautifully. But you would expect this from a product meant to be brushed onto wood!

I think Home Depot may have had pints, but a quart is cheap enough if not. I noticed that Deft also sells this in aerosol cans, but I did not notice if Home Depot carried it. The brushing is so easy, that I'd not likely even consider spraying on a sealer.

__________________
Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp

If one uses Acetone as thinner for Butyrate Dopes (Including Sanding Sealer) one would have to thin it all the time as that stuff evaporates so quickly; about the only common-place organic solvent that evaporates more quickly is Diethyl Ether. Acetone is a VERY specialized thinner for dopes that really should not be used straight unless using in very cold temps.
Better to use a mixture of Toluene, MEK, and MIBK.
If I was going to use just one organic solvent for my "go to" dope thinner it would be MIBK; second place would be Toluene, but only because I hate the smell of MEK.

A GOOD replacement thinning mixture for Aero Gloss/Sig thinner is below:

40% Toluene
30% MIBK
15% MEK
15% Acetone

The Acetone can be skipped and the percentage of MIBK or MEK can be increased.

__________________
When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

I`ve always used lacquer for thinning SIG sanding sealer ,usually 50/50 for the first coat (so it absorbs into the grain & pores ,then a thicker mix for the remaining coats.As mentioned, it doea dry very fast ,but works well for me.I wash my brush in lacquer as well.

Paul

The big box stores - Lowe's and HD - tend to be pretty supplier-inflexible. If there's not some big, corporate agreement with a major supplier, they don't carry their products at all. For example, about half the stuff in the paint aisle at HD all comes from RustOleum (eg, Zinsser and RustOleum are from the same company). So smaller suppliers have difficulty getting shelf space there.

The older, mom-n-pop hardware stores are the place to look for stuff like Deft. You might pay a bit more, but the variety will often be very good. We have a place near my office called Turner's Hardware that has a very good assortment of stuff like this.

Doug

.

__________________
YORF member #11

I'll take your word for it regarding a good replacement, but for the cost of buying all those thinners, you might as well toss the dope sealers and just go with Deft! If it ever needed thinning, it is a lacquer, and so common, easy to find lacquer thinner can be used. I'm already sold on it (admittedly, I have limited experience with it, with only one use on a nose cone). What little SIG sealer I have will likely get used, but I don't plan on buying it again, mainly due to cost, although I was much more impressed with the way the Deft goes on.

__________________
Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp