| Author | Message | ||
| Raymond Harshman (Oldgovguy)
New member Username: Oldgovguy Post Number: 14 Registered: 2-2004 |
Can Fiebring wax burnishing ink be thinned out? I've tried Masters All Purpose Thinner, and acetone and I end up with a congealed mess. Any help with this issue will me much appreciated. | ||
| Tex Robin (Tex_robin)
New member Username: Tex_robin Post Number: 840 Registered: 1-2004 |
Raymond, Plain water will work fine. My father used to put amonia in it but it smells too bad for my liking. Water will do though because the ink is water based..TR | ||
| Daniel Gordon (Danielg)
New member Username: Danielg Post Number: 202 Registered: 10-2004 |
Raymond, Tex is right about it being water-based as it says to keep from freezing on the label. I thin mine down with autobody grade lacquer thinner, in my day job I use lacquer thinner and water mixed to clean aluminum extrusions. If you do use lacquer thinner, a little goes a long way, if you add too much it will make glazing burns much like die will on leather. I don't know how hardware lacquer thinner will work, as autobody is about 3 times more powerful. Daniel | ||
| Tex Robin (Tex_robin)
New member Username: Tex_robin Post Number: 841 Registered: 1-2004 |
Daniel, I am not sure what is best to thin it with. Maybe someone should ask Feibings. I have just always used water. I would be afraid of any chemical that might remove color from the boot when you get a spot on it. I don't have much trouble with the Feiblings expecially in the Qt size because I use it up pretty fast. The old stuff which I liked better than Feibings was "Tisfine", (a company now defunct)had a problem of getting thick. But water worked on it too. Whatever works though, use it ....TR | ||
| Brian C. Thomas (Brian_c_thomas)
New member Username: Brian_c_thomas Post Number: 371 Registered: 1-2004 |
Howdy, I always used Ammonia to thin the ink. Tex, I am getting old when did you start using water; we had Ammonia in the shop when I was there? "Ammonia for the Brand" Brian C. Thomas | ||
| Tex Robin (Tex_robin)
New member Username: Tex_robin Post Number: 842 Registered: 1-2004 |
Brian, I really can't remember when I last had to thin any Feibings, but it is about a mile to the grocery store to buy ammonia and the water faucet is only about 10 ft away and I really don't know who ever started using ammonia other than my father and I don't know who the brilliant guy was that told him it had to be ammonia, but what kind of pegs does everyone use? I use hard wooden square ones.  ....TR | ||
| Lisa Sorrell (Sorrell)
New member Username: Sorrell Post Number: 109 Registered: 1-2004 |
I use Ammonia too. I have a bottle of it, and at the rate I have to thin burnishing ink I'll have a bottle forever. But if I ever run out of Ammonia I guess I'll try using water. Lisa |