If that's Expancel supplied by Europa, I suppose it will, but we're
just wiping it, and it isn't going to go through the primer.
Ironically, another mfr of water-based epoxy primer says isopropyl
alcohol can be used a thinner. However, I have found alcohol is
ineffective as a gun cleaner," and that's when the stuff isn't dry,
much less cured. If not really diligent in "solvent" cleaning the
gun, eventually it builds up in there. Neither PolyFiber's Gun
Cleaner, alcohol, whiskey, or anything will attack it, soaking for
days. Methylene-chloride stripper attacks it only slowly, and I've
ended up using dental tools.
It's Isopropyl Alcohol here, they don't list oil of wintergreen --
would it smell like Marvel Mystery Oil? :) -- as an ingredient.
Anyway, I just checked it (91% variety) on a primed, sanded surface,
and it passes the water film test. I really don't see why one
couldn't use any detergent cleaner, but would need a water rinse to
not leave a residue.
Regards,
Fred F., A063
ami mcfadyean wrote:
>
> Alcohol will attack the Expancel used in the filler. If it soaks in that
> far; epoxy being less permeable than most things.
>
> Duncan McFadyean
>
> > Fred Fillinger wrote:
> >
> >>Any cleaner that
> >>appears to soak into it will evaporate out. I think the safest is
> >>rubbing
> >>alcohol
> >
> >I hope "rubbing alcohol" is not the same as what's called "surgical
> >spirit" in UK. Surgical spirit contains oil of wintergreen, and so is
> >NOT suitable for any solvent-cleaning task as it will leave a slight
> >oily residue.
> >
> >>it has caused me no trouble
> >
> >Sounds as if it must be different stuff, then.
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