[TheForge] Japan Dryer

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Japan Dryer is a paint additive found in the paint department of your local 
home improvement center.  Usually in the area of the solvents, ie.  paint 
thinner, alcohol, turpentine, toulene, xylol, mek and other such things 
toxic.

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>   1. Re: Japan dryer (Jerry Frost)
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> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:44:12 -0900
> From: "Jerry Frost" <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Japan dryer
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> Darn! I might have Bruce, it's been a couple decades since I heard a
> comercial that talked about the stuff and I don't recall what the can I 
> used
> to have said either. Montan sounds like it alright. Thanks,
> Frosty
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> It ain't real
> wrought iron is
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 6:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Japan dryer
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>> Here's some good info on waxes:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax
>>
>> Frosty - might you have meant "Montan" wax?  That shows up in the above
>> article.
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net>
>> wrote:
>>> I haven't been able to find carnuba or wantan(sp?) wax in years. Both 
>>> are
>>> hard waxes and make a super durable finish on iron. Let me know if you
>>> find
>>> any Mike, I'll do the same.
>>>
>>> Well, what do you know, I tried "Carnuba wax" in a google search and the
>>> first thing it asked me was, "Did you mean Carnauba wax?" So, I gave 
>>> that
>>> a
>>> click and landed a bunch of sites including what it is, where it's from
>>> and
>>> where to get it in many different forms. Here're my search results:
>>> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=XI7&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&q=Carnauba+wax&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=
>>>
>>> I didn't find anything I can use about Wan Tan wax but I don't recall 
>>> how
>>> it's spelled, all I learned is there are Wanton women all over the place
>>> wanting to meet ME! I'm gonna just stay here in the snow choked woods
>>> till
>>> THAT notion fades away!
>>>
>>> Frosty the Lucky
>>> -------------------------
>>> If it ain't forged
>>> It ain't real
>>> wrought iron is
>>> The Frostworks
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>
>>> To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 3:28 PM
>>> Subject: [TheForge] Re: Japan dryer
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>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I was looking to mix up a batch of Yellin finish but am having a
>>>>> problem finding the japan dryer. Is there a good substitute for it?
>>>>> The store has something called a paint hardening catalyst, would
>>>>> that be the same?
>>>>
>>>> If "Yellin finish" is basically linseed oil with maybe beeswax and
>>>> turpentine, you might try cobalt dryer, a few drops to, say, 1/4 cup
>>>> of oil. You should be able to get that in an art store.
>>>>
>>>> A big can of carnauba wax lasted me for years and I used that to the
>>>> exclusion of linseed oil (except where I could apply the oil to a hot
>>>> piece). Now I'm almost out and I haven't been able to find more
>>>> carnauba wax. I guess I should look harder.
>>>>
>>>> - Mike
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Michael Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada .~.
>>>> /V\
>>>> mspencer at tallships.ca /( )\
>>>> http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/ ^^-^^
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>> -- 
>> Bruce
>> NJ
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