WOP gone hard

[Tiger]

I probed what was left in the can and it was hard as a rock except for one small section. It had a soft jelly consistency. I took out what I could and mixed it with some mineral turps, eventually it settled into something that looked like the original mixture. It was probably a little more runny than what it should be but I used it on a bit of wood and it seemed to be ok, time will tell.

[Tiger]

Now that's a good idea. Not just for poly, either. Applicable to a wide range of air-setting products.
Thanks.

What are the other air-setting products?

[Hermit]

What are the other air-setting products?

Adhesives etc. I had contact adhesive in mind, mainly.

[Matador]

Hi Tiger ,

I use those beef or chicken stock powder plastic screw top contains to put paint in . I've had paint in some up to 2 years and the paint is still good . I find they are better then the tins the paint comes in . I hope that helps .

Cheers Graham

[Hermit]

Yeah, pretty much anything that thickens over time in contact with air.

[Sturdee]

Thanks Dragonfly, I kinda suspected that there wasn't much I could do but I haven't had it for very long. It had the crappy screw top on it that I thought had sealed it up but obviously it didn't .

What brand of poly are you using as I'm using the Minwax WOP, also in a can with a screw top, without any problems and mine is at least 2 years old.


Peter.

[Hermit]

What brand of poly are you using as I'm using the Minwax WOP, also in a can with a screw top, without any problems and mine is at least 2 years old.
Peter.

Peter, my MinWax (Water-based) Wipe-On Poly came in a plastic bottle with a 'pop top'. (473ml, from memory).
If dry poly builds up at all around the pop-top seal, it could allow air to enter pretty easily. (I keep it spotless.)
I get through a bottle in a couple of months - doesn't have time to go off.
I didn't know it came in cans. What size?

[Sturdee]

Peter, my MinWax (Water-based) Wipe-On Poly came in a plastic bottle with a 'pop top'. (473ml, from memory).
If dry poly builds up at all around the pop-top seal, it could allow air to enter pretty easily. (I keep it spotless.)
I get through a bottle in a couple of months - doesn't have time to go off.
I didn't know it came in cans. What size?

Mine comes in a rectangular can of 473mil similar to this one except it has a metal screw top on the left hand side of the top.

As I said mine is old stock, got it 2 years ago from stock donated by a another men's shed to ours.

But though it's old it's still good.

Peter.

[Hermit]

Mine comes in a rectangular can of 473mil similar to this one except it has a metal screw top on the left hand side of the top.

As I said mine is old stock, got it 2 years ago from stock donated by a another men's shed to ours.

But though it's old it's still good.

Peter.

Right. Looks like they've recently changed the container. I only started buying it 3 months ago. (That's when I got into woodworking.)

[Tiger]

What brand of poly are you using as I'm using the Minwax WOP, also in a can with a screw top, without any problems and mine is at least 2 years old.


Peter.

It looks the same as mine but the screw top is child-proof and hard to get off unless you use pliers, it actually recommends that you use pliers on the instructions because it's hard to get off. I've only had mine for 6 months and it has started to go off.

[dr4g0nfly]

Yeah, pretty much anything that thickens over time in contact with air.

I resemble that remark!