mike morley Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I've never got on with the stuff and my existing bottle of it is becoming less and less effective with age. As I've a lot of roofs that are going to need 5thou slates applying in the near future I'm faced with either buying new bottle or finding an alternative and, quite frankly, I'd prefer the latter option. Any suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 30, 2021 MEK? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike morley Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 Conventional solvents no good with 5thou plastic. It's so insubstantial the solvent just dissolves it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 Perhaps buy some fresh stuff. I get on very well with this orange turpene https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133792311187?hash=item1f26a4a793:g:MDIAAOSwLs9ad3-m 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Daddyman Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Re6/6 said: Perhaps buy some fresh stuff. I get on very well with this orange turpene https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133792311187?hash=item1f26a4a793:g:MDIAAOSwLs9ad3-m Me too. Been using that same one a couple of months and it's a liberation. Edited July 1, 2021 by Daddyman 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted July 31, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 31, 2021 I have / had a 500ml plastic bottle of limonene, I need it because I use a silhouette cutter to cut 10 thou plastic shapes to laminate up…. I have transferred about 100ml to a glass Bottle because the limonene escapes the plastic. It just passes through the plastic causing the/bottle to suck inwards in a twisted and distorted bottle. I must have lost half of the contents. Do others have this program or/aretgey/bu6ing from sites with more suitable containers? Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2021 Yes, I have had both the orange and lemon varieties do this in their plastic bottles. I too have decanted in a glass jar. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted August 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2021 I have found that if you either get any contamination in it, even just the remnants of other chemicals on a brush, or it gets old, then DL Limonene does become almost useless. I have had some that has turned thick and gooey and started to turn orange in colour. A fresh bottle, on the other hand, is a joy to work with. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKPR Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 The marvellously named 'Mr Cement Limonene type' from MR Hobby might be a possible alternative to DL Limonene ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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