AleranM
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I've got a few old bottles of the Floquil paints that are still good, but my Diosol thinner is running out. So I'm trying to make some more.
A couple years ago, I found an old article on www.Kitforums.com that had a formula for making Diosol. It was created by an old model railroad guy, whose name escapes me. If I recall, he had apparently known some of the floquil people, and he provided a formula to make Diosol. It used Xylene, Toluene, and Floquil Retarder......maybe something else like glaze. I have xylene, toluene, floquil retarder and glaze, but I didn't write down the actual ratios, and now the webpage (which I had saved) has been removed. Did anyone happen to save the info on that thread?
I have read that many use the old floquil with lacquer thinner, xylene, or toluene straight. However the drying time is extremely fast when spraying, so I think the retarder/glaze is used to combat this. I just don't know the proper ratios, which were in this old forum post. Hence my request.
thanks,
Pete
A couple years ago, I found an old article on www.Kitforums.com that had a formula for making Diosol. It was created by an old model railroad guy, whose name escapes me. If I recall, he had apparently known some of the floquil people, and he provided a formula to make Diosol. It used Xylene, Toluene, and Floquil Retarder......maybe something else like glaze. I have xylene, toluene, floquil retarder and glaze, but I didn't write down the actual ratios, and now the webpage (which I had saved) has been removed. Did anyone happen to save the info on that thread?
I have read that many use the old floquil with lacquer thinner, xylene, or toluene straight. However the drying time is extremely fast when spraying, so I think the retarder/glaze is used to combat this. I just don't know the proper ratios, which were in this old forum post. Hence my request.
thanks,
Pete
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