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    Plenty of us have had close calls or actual fires so don't feel alone..

    But please Len can you share what you were thinking in throwing oily rags onto pine needles? That's pretty brave act.

    Aside from throwing fuel onto more fuel, I don't get the whole using rags to wipe with thing. Only reason I bring rags is to clean up myself or mistakes.

    Small fire can (or metal trash can) and extinguisher should be mandatory on every job that uses oil stains. Hey check it out.. I just thought of a viable secondary use for ArmClark's stain cans.. :)

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    Probably safe to say the difference is that one has less pigment so ya can see through it more...

    But note that less pigment doesn't necessarily have to mean less protection. Some stains or coatings are designed to where the damaging rays reflect, if I'm not mistaken, regardless of how dark the color might be. This can be seen in action with stains sometimes by viewing a finished project from different angles. The wood will take on a different tone not unlike sunblock on a tanned persons body. I think of it as similar to wearing expensive uv protection sunglasses compared to cheap sunglasses. Used to be before uv protection that dark glasses let the damaging rays through...now we get racoon face..lol :).

    Not sure how well such screening science is perfected in the stain world or how comparable it may be to sunblock or eyewear but I assume that is what manufacture are shooting for.

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    Rick, Was just relaying what salesman have said to me and that hardly ever means anything as we all know people say anything when they don't know something or are put on the spot.

    Have talked to Jake on these things today and the facts are such:

    Kelly Moore continues as their largest buyer but Kelly Moore is not nationwide.

    The Kelly Moore guy telling me to the effect that they got out of AC due to Sherwin is apparently untrue and is a local thing. The store or stores local to me not carrying may relate more to their markups putting them in a non competative position with Sherwin.

    The Sherwin guys info about their buying in quantity could be true internally far as they go but Jake affirmed to me that they would sell any quantity but the shipping becomes free after I think he said 35 gal.

    The reason they are not in Sherwin back east is that the AC stain is their low VOC offering for 15 states. The 250 VOC has been in use for 8 years since 2000 so product considered as new or untested might not be fair.

    Exclusive supplier that covers 5 states is www.thestainshop.com or The Stain Shop :: Deck Stains, Cleaners, Restoring, & Many More Tools

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    I have looked into carrying this stain and Jake has informed me that he gave exclusiveness to another company. Hopefully that will change sometime in the future as I also believe this is a product with potential!

    Now taking orders..lol..j/k :)

    Ya sure the exclusivity wasn't the AC company itself?..Actualy maybe its Sherwin that has them tied up and maybe they want to put it everywhere. Is the stuff rumours are made of , haha..

    Kelly Moore told me they had carried it but since Sherwin carries they jumped out. Caveat on the paint stores carrying it is that if they don't keep up on the quantity buying they may not have enough on hand for bigger jobs. Sherwin guy said to the effect that a group of stores have to order at least 2k of product that they split.

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    Went to HF yesterday... they got the oversized glasses for $2, 3 respirators at $22, $29, and $39. Organic replacement cartridges for the cheaper respirator were $10 and cartriges for the other two models are $15. They attach differently apparently. All mention being for paints and thinners..the higher priced respirators say on package that they usable for muriatic acid though too.

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    Kevin,

    You stated:

    And further added:

    WTF? Abalone is for eating, best shellfish in the world. What the frick is Alboline? And Dad and Thompson's with linseed is about WWII tech.

    Rick, alboline is synonym for mineral oil. There are lots of them...

    The product/brand name Alboline however is a bare bones type of makeup remover found at Longs Drugs most usually. Also makes for a great lube in some circumstances :)...(much better than sticky vaseline or alcohol based stuff that dries things out)

    Difference between it and straight oil is that it has body to it being it has both the paraffinic oil and paraffinic wax.

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    David, Nice to see ya posting up a little...it's been awhile.

    Kevin, If ya search the forum for some of David's experiences with solids much can be learnt. :)

    ..my opinion on the solid acrylics is that ya have to have enough chem heat and penetration to break on through to melt or delaminate it. Is real hard to totally emulsify the exterior acrylics. Such is all about boosting with products that have been somewhat unfamiliar to the woodcare industry.

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