DAG thinner

[Ron Nossaman]

>Joe,
>
>I am aware of what it's made of; it's obvious from the aroma.  Also, it 
>has been mentioned previously on the list.  I was surprised, therefore, 
>when I read Bill Spurlock's instructions to thin it with denatured 
>alcohol.  Because I have a lot of reasons to trust Bill's methods, and no 
>reason not to trust, I did it exactly as he described.  And it seemed to 
>work just fine.  Any chemists out there care to comment?
>
>thanks
>
>Mike Spalding


A voice from the past (offstage):

>Acheson DAG154 contains:
>ISOPROPANOL
>GRAPHITE
>N-BUTYL ALCOHOL
>HEXYLENE GLYCOL
>PROPYLENE GLYCOL METHYL ETHER
>
>This product is only made in Port Huron, Michigan at the Acheson
>Colloids plant.  It must be used with ventilation and care as it is an
>explosion hazard, can cause dizziness, irritation, nausea etc., etc.,
>etc.
>
>This information is directly off their MSDS sheet from a friend in R&D
>in the lab.
>
>Steve Grattan


You can thin lacquer with about 714 kinds of stuff (whether it's good for 
it or not), so another flavor of alcohol isn't that much of a stretch for DAG.

Ron N