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I'm using mineral spirits that you buy in 5 gallon cans. At first I bought the water based one where you mix 50% water and 50% the chemical. It ate the paint right off of the insides of the washer! I took it back to Northern and they gave me a new one since I had bought the washer and the chemical from them, and since using the mineral spirits I have had no problems.

I haven't had the occasion to use it for the past couple of years but am thinking of changing the liquid and starting to use it again.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I'm using mineral spirits that you buy in 5 gallon cans. At first I bought the water based one where you mix 50% water and 50% the chemical. It ate the paint right off of the insides of the washer! I took it back to Northern and they gave me a new one since I had bought the washer and the chemical from them, and since using the mineral spirits I have had no problems.

I haven't had the occasion to use it for the past couple of years but am thinking of changing the liquid and starting to use it again.

Don

Don,
Where do you find mineral spirits in bulk? I have never seen bigger than a gallon at the big box stores like Lowe's or Home Depot, but then I have not looked, either.

Northern Tool has it. I think about $ 20 in 5 gallon can.

Update..........I went on Northerns site and it looks like they discontinued it, or at least it didn't show up for me. It's been 2 years or so since I bought it so maybe that has changed.

I did a little digging on the internet and one site says Sherwin Williams stores carry it in 5 gallon cans, but I couldn't find it there either. I would call Northern and see if they still carry it. It is going to cost you about $ 80 to $ 100 to fill it up the first time, but if you do the magnet routine and keep draining the gook off of the bottom when it settles it lasts a while.

Don