Acrylic Lacquer Thinner VS Non Acrylic

[Len Woodruff]

I bought some professional grade Rust-Oleum Lacquer thinner at Auto Zone today. It didn't indicate it was acrylic so I am wondereing what makes it Acrylic?

[JunkPile]

I thought all lacquer thinner was lacquer. Just different heat ranges. Dunno

[Ace-Garageguy]

"Acrylic" lacquer thinner will generally be a 1:1 automotive color-grade thinner, containing at least 2 percent N-HEXANE, 50 percent TOLUOL, 15 percent METHANOL, 5 percent ACETONE, and other stuff. This chemical cocktail is necessary to dissolve the acrylic resins that differentiate "acrylic lacquer" from nitrocellulose lacquer. Cheapo lacquer thinner is a mixture of several solvents typically containing butyl acetate and xylene or toluene, and is appropriate for cleanup and some primers. Many modelers also get excellent results spraying Testors enamels cut with cheapo lacquer thinner, but I haven't tried it myself. Cheapo lacquer thinners will tend to blush worse in high humidity conditions, in my experience anyway.

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Edited June 23, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy

[Len Woodruff]

"Acrylic" lacquer thinner will generally be a 1:1 automotive color-grade thinner, containing at least 2 percent N-HEXANE, 50 percent TOLUOL, 15 percent METHANOL, 5 percent ACETONE, and other stuff. This chemical cocktail is necessary to dissolve the acrylic resins that differentiate "acrylic lacquer" from nitrocellulose lacquer. Cheapo lacquer thinner is a mixture of several solvents typically containing butyl acetate and xylene or toluene, and is appropriate for cleanup and some primers. Many modelers also get excellent results spraying Testors enamels cut with cheapo lacquer thinner, but I haven't tried it myself. Cheapo lacquer thinners will tend to blush worse in high humidity conditions, in my experience anyway.

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Here are the components. No N-Hexane just a Blend of Acetone, Methanol, and Toluene

Thanks for the confirmation.

Edited June 23, 2013 by Len Woodruff

[Ace-Garageguy]

I honestly don't know exactly what the N-Hexane does, but it's an extremely volatile hydrocarbon solvent, and is being phased out of a lot of products and processes due to long-term toxicity to humans.