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 Post subject: Dried compound question
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Hello everybody, hope you’re all safe.

I recently bought off a fellow luthier's stock. There are big plastic jars of ColorTone compounds which have dried and slightly shrunk from the sides, say about ¼ " all around. Can this stuff be rehydrated in any way or do I just have to toss it off? Can I use it as is to load on buffing wheels?

Thanks for your ideas, you’re the greatest bunch of people. Keep safe.


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"Toss it off" has a whole different meaning in the UK !!!!


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It's junk. maybe you could but why even take the chance? Ever seen a failed pore fill under finish?

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Well, thanks Bryan. Exactly what I thought.


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Bob Orr wrote:
"Toss it off" has a whole different meaning in the UK !!!!

I'm suddenly interested. ;-)


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Smylight wrote:
Bob Orr wrote:
"Toss it off" has a whole different meaning in the UK !!!!

I'm suddenly interested. ;-)


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I just asked Google about it and was rewarded with something I had not anticipated. ;-)


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IT is water based though right? So it might be worth a try. Of course always test your results though.
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jfmckenna wrote:
IT is water based though right? So it might be worth a try. Of course always test your results though.

Not sure about the base. I've written to SM about it to check. Might be worth the trouble, there's quite a bit of stuff in those big jars.


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Just so you know, Larry Anderson at SM answered about those compounds :

"Use mineral spirits to thin the compounds if they have dried out. Those are not waterbased. "

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