paint thinner OK in nitro container?
04-03-2011, 09:50 AM
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paint thinner OK in nitro container?
Is it OK to store paint thinner in an old plastic nitro fuel container? I want to usea metalpaint thinner can for nitro fuel, basically swap them out. My concerns are 1. will the thinner melt the plastic?I've seen thinner packaged in plastic containers but is it adifferent type of plastic? 2. Will the thinner suffer any degredation from being exposed to light in the nitro jug?
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04-03-2011, 05:25 PM
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RE: paint thinner OK in nitro container?
ORIGINAL: fgibson
Is it OK to store paint thinner in an old plastic nitro fuel container? I want to use a metal paint thinner can for nitro fuel, basically swap them out. My concerns are 1. will the thinner melt the plastic? I've seen thinner packaged in plastic containers but is it a different type of plastic? 2. Will the thinner suffer any degredation from being exposed to light in the nitro jug?
Hope this post is not too far off the topic for this forum.
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Is it OK to store paint thinner in an old plastic nitro fuel container? I want to use a metal paint thinner can for nitro fuel, basically swap them out. My concerns are 1. will the thinner melt the plastic? I've seen thinner packaged in plastic containers but is it a different type of plastic? 2. Will the thinner suffer any degredation from being exposed to light in the nitro jug?
Hope this post is not too far off the topic for this forum.
Thanks
04-03-2011, 08:01 PM
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RE: paint thinner OK in nitro container?
Yes the nitro container does have HDPE 2 on the bottom. Just to be safe, maybe I'll store the plastic jug in a 5 gallon bucket for a few days. That way if it leaks it won't run all over my basement.
A couple of weeks ago, I did experience acetone eating the bottom out of a plastic container on my workbench. That's one of the reasons I wanted to check.
Thanks for the information!
A couple of weeks ago, I did experience acetone eating the bottom out of a plastic container on my workbench. That's one of the reasons I wanted to check.
Thanks for the information!
04-04-2011, 11:46 AM
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RE: paint thinner OK in nitro container?
ORIGINAL: fgibson
Yes the nitro container does have HDPE 2 on the bottom. Just to be safe, maybe I'll store the plastic jug in a 5 gallon bucket for a few days. That way if it leaks it won't run all over my basement.
A couple of weeks ago, I did experience acetone eating the bottom out of a plastic container on my workbench. That's one of the reasons I wanted to check.
Thanks for the information!
Yes the nitro container does have HDPE 2 on the bottom. Just to be safe, maybe I'll store the plastic jug in a 5 gallon bucket for a few days. That way if it leaks it won't run all over my basement.
A couple of weeks ago, I did experience acetone eating the bottom out of a plastic container on my workbench. That's one of the reasons I wanted to check.
Thanks for the information!
I do think its a good call to store nitro fuel in a metal can for long term storage because sunlight will break the nitromethane down.
04-04-2011, 06:33 PM
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RE: paint thinner OK in nitro container?
This is actually the second thinner can I've used. The first one was almost empty so I just put the leftover thinner in a glass jar. I looked for empty metal cans but they were pretty much impossible to find locally. I recently came back to this hobby after a 17 year absence and back in the late 80's almost everyone used metal cans. My flight box is old and the section that holds the fuel will only accomadate a metal can. I needed a second can because I use two different fuel types. By using seperate cans, it's easy to swap them out and use the same Dave Brown pump which is mounted to my flight box.
Anyway, it does take a little time to remove the thinner that gets stuck in the bottom but it didn't cause any contamination issues with the first can so I don't anticipate any with this one.
What surprises me a little is that cans are not more popular and/or recommended given the nitro breakdown from sunlight. Kind of reminds me of the old darkroom chemicals I had to keep in brown bottles.
Anyway, it does take a little time to remove the thinner that gets stuck in the bottom but it didn't cause any contamination issues with the first can so I don't anticipate any with this one.
What surprises me a little is that cans are not more popular and/or recommended given the nitro breakdown from sunlight. Kind of reminds me of the old darkroom chemicals I had to keep in brown bottles.
04-04-2011, 07:39 PM
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RE: paint thinner OK in nitro container?
ORIGINAL: fgibson
This is actually the second thinner can I've used. The first one was almost empty so I just put the leftover thinner in a glass jar. I looked for empty metal cans but they were pretty much impossible to find locally. I recently came back to this hobby after a 17 year absence and back in the late 80's almost everyone used metal cans. My flight box is old and the section that holds the fuel will only accomadate a metal can. I needed a second can because I use two different fuel types. By using seperate cans, it's easy to swap them out and use the same Dave Brown pump which is mounted to my flight box.
Anyway, it does take a little time to remove the thinner that gets stuck in the bottom but it didn't cause any contamination issues with the first can so I don't anticipate any with this one.
What surprises me a little is that cans are not more popular and/or recommended given the nitro breakdown from sunlight. Kind of reminds me of the old darkroom chemicals I had to keep in brown bottles.
This is actually the second thinner can I've used. The first one was almost empty so I just put the leftover thinner in a glass jar. I looked for empty metal cans but they were pretty much impossible to find locally. I recently came back to this hobby after a 17 year absence and back in the late 80's almost everyone used metal cans. My flight box is old and the section that holds the fuel will only accomadate a metal can. I needed a second can because I use two different fuel types. By using seperate cans, it's easy to swap them out and use the same Dave Brown pump which is mounted to my flight box.
Anyway, it does take a little time to remove the thinner that gets stuck in the bottom but it didn't cause any contamination issues with the first can so I don't anticipate any with this one.
What surprises me a little is that cans are not more popular and/or recommended given the nitro breakdown from sunlight. Kind of reminds me of the old darkroom chemicals I had to keep in brown bottles.
