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Posted by dpb on September 11, 2008, 9:34 am
Red wrote:
> This is a new one for me. I've prepped my deck & I'm using Wolman
> Finish & Preservative to reseal it. The can says it's oil based. The
> warning says it contains mineral spirits. The cleanup instructions
> says wet brushes may be cleaned with soap & water or mineral spirits.
> Tacky or dry spills must be cleaned with mineral spirits. The product
> is clear & not milky. I dipped a just used brush in plain water &
> everything gummed up. I added a squirt of liquid soap to the pail,
> swished it a few times, the gummed up particles disolved and the brush
> was almost clean! Easiest cleanup I've ever seen.
> All my life I've been told water & oil are incompatable. Is this
> something new? If so, I darn sure like it.
The "soap" was a detergent and as another poster said "emulsification"
is a good word to know... :)
There are new(er) formulations that are more amenable to water/detergent
cleaning as you've discovered, yes. Many still don't work as well
although the detergent will help on virtually any oil-based finish, it
won't work nearly as well unless it (the finish) has been formulated to
do so.
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