Xylene to thin Goop question

[luckie88]

Yes, as mahanvey said, these are dangerous chemicals. The use of protective gloves and other safety equipment is highly!! recommended!!! I'm never around the stuff unless I'm in a full Tyvek chem-suit and gloves with a minimum of at least a respirator and the all important goggles. When we spray a hoody with an outside air source added with these layers of protection, and our spray booths will cycle the entire air in the room in less than 5 seconds. I don't even bother mixing my own adhesives at home because it's cheaper, easier and safer to just buy the stuff. If you do I hope you do it safely!

[kelkay]

Thanks guys. I mixed up some of this stuff tonight. By tomorrow I will see how it worked. I bought 16 oz of Zylene. I poured some of the Zylene into an empty bottle, then guessed at how much Goop I needed. I was not doing this in the house, I prefer to do something like that outside. I still have some of the Flexament. I want to see how my mix is in comparison.

[Ray Kunz]

I've found that TOLUENE is the best solvent for the "rubbery" flexible adhesives. It is available in quarts.

As far as the alarmists concerns about explosions and cancer be reminded that we are talking about tiny, minute amounts
when we are dipping bodkins into one ounce bottles.

[luckie88]

It's not the dipping part it's the mixing part. I've got 15g of MEK and 40g of lacquer up at the shop. Even a quart of these materials can make a big boom or make your face melt.

[kelkay]

Ray, I am leery of Toluene. Xylene is about as harsh as I want to get, and that is what I picked up. I know Flexament has Toluene if I am not mistaken, and maybe it is in Goop too. But it is a very small amount. I have Acetone, Mineral Spirits, and Denatured Alcohol. Those don't bother me at all. I also have some kind of paint thinner I bought a long time ago, now I forget what it was called. But the Zylene is something I have never wanted to get, but I finally decided to try it. I have a very small can of it. I mixed this Goop/Zylene outside. It came out rather good I think. I have not given it the test yet, but it looks about right. I put a few drops of Flexament Thinner in there too. It is clearer than my Flexament...guess cause it is fresh. I don't use a lot of this stuff, but I am finding more useful purposes for it as I tie. I don't want it as a head cement, but use it more of a glue than anything.

[Uncle Jesse]

What Luckie said, it's all bad stuff be smart and be careful.

Xylene
Flammability of the Product: Flammable.
Auto-Ignition Temperature: 527?C (980.6?F)
Flash Points: CLOSED CUP: 25?C (77?F). OPEN CUP: 28.9?C (84?F) (Cleveland).
Flammable Limits: LOWER: 1.1% UPPER: 7%
Toulene
Flammability of the Product: Flammable.
Auto-Ignition Temperature: 480?C (896?F)
Flash Points: CLOSED CUP: 4.4444?C (40?F). (Setaflash) OPEN CUP: 16?C (60.8?F).
Flammable Limits: LOWER: 1.1% UPPER: 7.1%
Acetone
Flammability of the Product: Flammable.
Auto-Ignition Temperature: 465?C (869?F)
Flash Points: CLOSED CUP: -20?C (-4?F). OPEN CUP: -9?C (15.8?F) (Cleveland).
Flammable Limits: LOWER: 2.6% UPPER: 12.8%
MEK
Flammability of the Product: Flammable.
Auto-Ignition Temperature: 404?C (759.2?F)
Flash Points: CLOSED CUP: -9?C (15.8?F). OPEN CUP: -5.5556?C (22?F) (Tag).
Flammable Limits: LOWER: 1.8% UPPER: 10%

[mahanvey]

Kelkay,
Glad your experiment had a good ending!!!

[kelkay]

Kelkay,
Glad your experiment had a good ending!!!

Thank you Mahanvey. I think it came out rather well.