Replacement for V color Thinner -REPORT-it works

Following up on a post buried here earlier I ordered some

METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE from a chemical dealer on ebay. also known as MIBK.

I mixed it 50/50 with a test sample of flourecent v color and clear v color. the v color did not curdle or string and it dried hard within 5 minutes.

it sprays and brushed just fine, dried correctly and 15 minutes later will not scratch off. This stuff seems to be the replacement. I did the testing on a did piece of japanese made vinyl.

it was about 35 dollars a quart. you also have to pay extra for hazardous materials shipping and i recommend you find someone in state. seems to make it easier.

 

Ok so today the vinyl thinner from jann's net craft showed up. we sparayed it with boith v color and sofubi paint ( the stuff in the big glass jars). it also works perfectly.

http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/csi-vinyl- ... 00009.aspx

 

i have heard of the first one you listed...... the 2nd is something i have never tried.....
rad report!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks frank!!!!!!

 

Is this the royal 'we' or just a minion throwing paint in the background while you post crap on Facebook?

 

me and the minion.

 

Knew about the jannsnet .

Now if we could have an endless supply of vcolor. Or an alternative.

 

luckily I bought about 400 jars of V and 30 bog jars of Sofuv before KT shut down, and its all still good. I am seriously considering going to Japan next spring to find and buy a huge amount of it and ship it back commercially.

 

Fune (不ぬ＝boat) post works AOK from Japan. It can take about 3 months, but should get just about ANYTHING over here from there, and I've heard tell that it's a sure and reliable means. As I'm in the states now, I'm usng Jenns Netcraft stuff - seems good so far!

 

boat is fine with me. Need to find a source in J

 

This wont work , trust me.

 

Im in the process of becoming an importer. I was thinking of selling pre mixed, pre thinned paint.

Would anyone be interested ?

 

I would be interested!

 

yep same here. I would be down with unmixed as well.

 

yup

 

Yep id buy

 

Ok cool I'll keep you all in the loop.

Just a note though, it's not going to be cheap. To get this imported I had to go through a lot of hoops, research and paperwork as well as the fees and legal agents to get it here.

I'm still not done, but once it's in and I feel confident it's a sustainable source I will go from there.

 

I don't understand why you guys have such a hard time finding V? It took me a solid day of searching to find a retailer that would send it to me, I've made 7 large orders (300 plus, each time) and I've never had a shipment go ghost. J-to Michigan for around 12 dollars... (airmail no less)

 

Just happened to be doing some research on MIBK (hazardous waste site cleanup). It is known to cause neurological harm when inhaled over time, not good if absorbed into the skin as well. It is also explosive, so please be careful with other chemical vapors nearby....
https://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/a?dbs+hsdb:@term+@DOCNO+148