On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 21:24:57 -0700 "Jerry Herrman" <jer...@san.rr.com> wrote:
> Anyone used a product called "Bloxygen" to displace air and oxygen from > opened and partially used cans of such products as oil based paint, > polyurethane, varnish, epoxys, fuel additives, etc.? Is it a > significant advantage over, say, letting a film of oil paint skin over > and removing it next time you use the product? Worth the price? > > http://www.bloxygen.com/ It's a unique idea. Argon, with one atom per unit gas, has an atomic weight of 39.948. Oxygen, with two atoms per unit gas, has a molecular weight of 31.9988. Argon, then, is indeed heavier than air and will sink down to the surface of the paint in a can, displacing the oxygen. I have been using oil-based paint for the inside trim of our house. Opening a can that has been used reveals a skin on the top. Fishing this out of a can not only brings the skin, but a lot of liquid paint as well. It also can leave hard particles of paint in the can. It's messy and wasteful. Bloxygen sounds like something I will want to try when we get to finishing the rest of the house. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
