Pierre, I was using Pelucid for a while but stopped because I was throwing to much away. I tried breaking it down into smaller cans but I just had smaller cans drying up on me. The guy at the PPG store where I buy my Pelucid turned me onto Glisten which is a two part clear that seems to be alot like Pelucid. It is made by POR15. Do you know if I will get the same results(performance) as Pelucid. I love the fact that Pelucid is hard but just not in the can.
Posted by Tony McDonald (Member # 1158) on :
Hey Rob,
I have a can of Pelucid I bought from Pierre about a year ago. I've used almost all of it but there is still about a quarter of a can. When I use it before I close the lid I take a big puff off a cigarette and blow in the can then quickly put the lid on. Be careful not to blow yourself up and if you don't smoke don't pick up the habbit. Might be worth trying.
Tony
Posted by Robert Larkham (Member # 2913) on :
Be right back....gotta go get a pack of Marlboros. heheheh I don't smoke.
Posted by gene (Member # 514) on :
Pelucid is great stuff,had some chrome on my motorcycle that had some rust on it and after cleaning would keep coming back.I cleaned it then puy on a coat of pelucid on it the rust never came back.But my pelucid got hard also. Whatever gave you the idea about cig smoke?
Posted by Gavin Chachere (Member # 1443) on :
Anything isocyanate based like that will attract it's own weight/hold it's own weight in water,pelucid is moisture cured and thats why it hardens in the can. The actual smoke inside the can doesn't do anything,the benefit comes from displacing the air layer in the can that pours in when you take the lid off...anything you can do to 'kick' that air outta there will help you to extend the life once its opened...most isocyanate products are topped with a layer of nitrogen inside the can to prevent any kind of exposure to ambient air or moisture. You can take a shot and just blowing inside the can,but usually one of those cheap wine preservation kits(aerosol nitrogen) works 100% better,or if you weld we've had people use argon gas. You don't have to 'fill up' the missing quantity in the can,just put enuff in that the surface gets blanketed from outside air.
Posted by pierre (Member # 1462) on :
Glisten PC has replaced Pelucid for coating highly polished metals. It does require the clear prep. Works great for aluminum, brass, titanium, any polished metals. We typically have two or three cans going at any given time. We've never experienced a can that hardened on us, so I'm not sure what you're doing different. Leaving the top off the can for too long? Don't mix ANYTHING in with the Pelucid in the can. It WILL begin to cure and you'll have a solid can of Pelucid in no time at all. Mix in (if you must) xylene for thinning, but no more than 5% for spraying but DON'T put it back into the can. BTW......... we never thin Pelucid here.
k31
Posted by Delzell (Member # 1965) on :
Thanks for your post Pierre. It just dawned on me why I had some harden in the can. I was applying from the can and from your post I see that it is a no no.
The Pelucid arrived and the check will be in the mail tonight.
Thanks,
Debbie
Posted by Robert Larkham (Member # 2913) on :
Pierre, the can hardens after I have used about half the can. The remaining pelucid if not used within a month or so is Jello when I open the can. I do not work out of the can and I make sure I seal the can good. I love the stuff but have had to factor the cost of an entire can into each job just in case it goes dixie on me. I'll give it another try.
[ August 04, 2003, 02:52 PM: Message edited by: Robert Larkham ]
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I was applying from the can and from your post I see that it is a no no. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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