Thinning Alox

[Biganimal]

I recently inherited several bottles of liquid alox. I’m thinking I would thin it out and dip some boil it’s. What should I use as a thinner.

[Slugster]

Mineral Spirits is what I use.

[GhostHawk]

Mineral Spirits although I have played a bit with isopropol alcohol. You want the 90% + stuff.

I tried with some 60% and got a layer of water on the bottom. The lube on top worked just fine however!
I had some cheap dollar store bottles of alcohol and was just testing to see if it would work.
At 1$ per bottle it was cheaper than the mineral spirits.

[turtlezx]

try heating it in micro wave NOT LONG may thin it enough to use
i heat it and boolitts also to get thin coats oven for boolitts

[725]

Check out the various threads about "Ed's LL". Seems a product called ? Lundmark ?, or some such can be mixed with it.

[Soundguy]

Mineral Spirits is what I use.

Exactly what I have also used.

I have been given bottles that were dried up. I peeled the hard brown puck out of the plastic and dropped in a mayo jar and added mineral spirits. Every time I walked by I agitated it. in a couple weeks it was liquid alox again..

[lar45]

Try heating the bottle up in a pan of hot water until it's liquid, then add Mineral Spirits and stir.
Mineral Spirits is what is used at the factory.

[Biganimal]

Thanks guys! I knew someone here could help.

[Froogal]

Exactly what I have also used.

I have been given bottles that were dried up. I peeled the hard brown puck out of the plastic and dropped in a mayo jar and added mineral spirits. Every time I walked by I agitated it. in a couple weeks it was liquid alox again..

Yes! I have done the same.

[wjhendo]

I'm sure this is a stupid question but what is the reason to thin the Lee Liquid Alox? Is it so that it will dry quicker so it won't be so sticky?

[poppy42]

Look up the sticky for Ben’s liquid lube

[poppy42]

Check out the various threads about "Ed's LL". Seems a product called ? Lundmark ?, or some such can be mixed with it.

That would be Ben’s liquid lube. I think you got it confused with Ed’s red. What is the liquid lube the other is a bore cleaner and lubricant both of them are excellent by the way

[dbosman]

Regarding why we need to thin it, the solvent in it finds a way out of the bottle, over time. After several years you have a solid mass in the bottle.

[Soundguy]

As another said.. The MS is just replacing the lost original solvent. If you want faster drying, cut the MS with map the. 50/50 ms/map the. Add a little to the thickened alox and mix to desired consistency. For hard dried also..use MS and time/ agitation.

[larryw]

If its not to badly dehydrated, soaking in a cup of very hot water sometimes will loosen it up
Otherwise, a little deodorized mineral spirits will do the trick.

[725]

poppy42 ~ I had a senior moment.