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22 June 2018, 13:13
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Where to buy Toluene??
As per title, anybody know where to purchase Toluene locally?
(I’m in Northern Ireland)
Cheers guys!
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22 June 2018, 20:21
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Cheers Dave, was going to try cleaning my tubes with it, not sure if it would be too harsh or not?
20L would be a bit much but I’m sure I’ll get it locally somewhere....
Incidentally, have you any idea why I wouldn’t be able to post pics from my iPhone?? I used to be able to
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22 June 2018, 20:56
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Originally Posted by Nordburg2001
Cheers Dave, was going to try cleaning my tubes with it, not sure if it would be too harsh or not?
20L would be a bit much but I’m sure I’ll get it locally somewhere....
Incidentally, have you any idea why I wouldn’t be able to post pics from my iPhone?? I used to be able to
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Personally I would use a rib cleaner followed by a something to protect the tubes. We use August Race products on customer boats rather than toluene.
If you use toluene then take care not to use too much on your rag as the excess sould run down and soften the glue on the strake, hull tapes or seam tapes
Not sure on photos as I only ever post from laptop.
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22 June 2018, 20:58
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That’s exactly what I was thinking! They aren’t that bad to be fair, I used Polymarine cleaner and uv protection after. Maybe I’ll just stick to something like that. Thanks for the advice, I think I’ll steer clear of it.[emoji106]
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24 June 2018, 05:22
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You could try using acetone on a piece of cloth. you would need to turn the cloth every so often otherwise the dirt will be retransfered back on to the tubes.
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24 June 2018, 08:49
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People have smiled at this before but i have very easily cleaned up two part hypalon glue around a patch using lidl Baufix thinner ,£2.49 per litre ,on offer from today ,it claims to be toulene free so in my strange thought train i decided it must replace the one that used to contain toulene ,hence the one we need ,sure enough i reckon this is not a bad logic
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24 June 2018, 09:10
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Lidl's all purpose thinner is Xylene rather than Toluene... Both will dissolve a PVC boat and glue.
But you can label it Toluene free ;-) They could also label it Acetone free!
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24 June 2018, 10:24
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Originally Posted by ShinyShoe
Lidl's all purpose thinner is Xylene rather than Toluene... Both will dissolve a PVC boat and glue.
But you can label it Toluene free ;-) They could also label it Acetone free!
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Yes ,I am not sure of the science in it ,but all i can say is i did clean up (IBS ) 2 part hypalon glue with it ,with very good effect , i did obseve the label on the back of the glue tin ,said clean up with toulene but the word toulene had been crossed out in pen and i asked via my local distributor what replaced toulene but got no answer , looked to me a case of IBS trying to get more chemically aware in the world we now all live in
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24 June 2018, 12:12
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Where to buy Toluene??
That sounds like a plan, thanks guys, I’ll see if I can get some later, my Rib is away having some maintenance carried out, won’t have it back until mid week, I’ll report back then![emoji3]
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27 June 2018, 16:53
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Toluene is a horrible chemical. I would stay clear of it and find summit else
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27 June 2018, 17:59
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Lidl's all purpose thinner is Xylene rather than Toluene... Both will dissolve a PVC boat and glue.
But you can label it Toluene free ;-) They could also label it Acetone free!
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But is it gluten free & suitable for vegans?[emoji848]
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27 June 2018, 18:27
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Hmm, can’t argue as I’ve no idea! But was told it was recommended by Hypalon manufacturers for getting rid of oxidisation from tubes!
What would you recommend??
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27 June 2018, 19:25
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Hmm, can’t argue as I’ve no idea! But was told it was recommended by Hypalon manufacturers for getting rid of oxidisation from tubes!
What would you recommend??
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TFR followed by 303
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