In the US you are very unlikely to find an easy source of tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) unless you know a chemist who uses it, or a dry cleaner, since this is the solvent now used for dry cleaning. This is the solvent used in the adhesive sold in the US as E6000, essentially a Goop like product containing no toluene.
Perchlorobenzene (hexachlorobenzene) would not be used as a solvent, since it is a solid that melts at 231 C Mark Delaney Jack Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: sp? - Try perchlorobenzene and perchloroethylene Neville Gosling wrote: >perclorobenzine or perchlorethylene? > >No standard web pages containing all your search terms were found. > >Your search - perclorobenzine - did not match any documents. > >In my youth,(ahh, so long ago!) the dry cleaners used carbon tetrachloride. > >Anyhow, thanks to Henk and other list members, I shall try toluene for >flexament thinners in future. > >Neville (Nev) Gosling >Greater Vancouver, >B.C. Canada > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of mel hocken >Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 3:36 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [VFB] RE: Thinning Flexament > >I was always thought the thinner in flex cement was perclorobenzine which is > >the same product used for dry cleaning. I would like to caution everyone >about the hazards of solvents such as acetone, tolulene, xylene, MEK and >laquer thinner. These products are extremely flammable, their vapours can >cause one to passout if inhaled. They can also cause liver damage and other >health issues if not handled properly. To everyon; please use these products > >with caution, >Mel > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Neville Gosling" >To: >Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:51 PM >Subject: [VFB] RE: Thinning Flexament > > >Pete Gramp & others: > >Like many fly tyers, I usually use acetone (lacquer thinners) to thin my >head cement, but when I used it to thin Dave's Flexament, the flexament >turned a horrible opaque colour instead of the usual clear. Did the >"precipitate" in the lacquer thinner cause the flexament to go opaque? What >does one use to thin flexament to avoid this apart from overpriced flexament >thinners? > >I have used the same lacquer thinners to thin other brands without this >problem. My favorite head cement is Veniard's Cellire but it is not >available locally. > >Neville (Nev) Gosling >Greater Vancouver, >B.C. Canada > >________________________________________ >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Peter Gramp >Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:28 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [VFB] Scrounged Stuff for Fly Tying > >Oops, I forgot to add Sugar-free Kool- Aid mix for dying, and a 100-pack of >cotton balls to go with it for practically any color of dubbing you could >ever want. Nail Polish and acetone for head cement (Note that it is >acetone, not the nail- polish remover with moisturizer - trust me! The >moisturizer precipitates out, minimally, but if there is an abundance of >precipitate around, your cement is opaque/ speckled a rust- brown and >white...) What else... The cellophane wrapping around a box of cigarettes is >great for wings; cigars are wrapped in a heavier thickness of material, >great for a wrapped body on nymphs. Paint-brush bristles and/ or bristles >from an old toothbrush or hairbrush make great legs. Used up / shredded >tippet fragments may be melted down to use as eyes on flies... I think that >is a good start for the list - I'm interested to see other ideas I may or >may not have thought of. >Pete > > > > > > > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.6/536 - Release Date: 11/16/2006 --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420,000 Mortgage for $1,399/mo - Calculate new house payment
