Thinning Fletch Lac

[NewtoTrad2008]

I am new to cresting and dipping, I bought some Bohning Fletch Lac, but they didn't have any thinner. Is there anything else I can use to thin it? Thanks

[Smallwood]

from the hardware store... it's called
MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) or something like that.
You can find it in the paint thinner area
 of Ace hardware.
It's the same stuff as bohning sells as their thinner only cheaper!
I have been using it for about 10 years and it works great for thinning before I crown dip my arrows or for thinning my cresting paints.

[NewtoTrad2008]

Thanks Smallwood!

[Rick Perry]

I thin mine with laquer thinner

[wapiti]

MEK is the base for Fletch lac thinners. It doesn't contain some of the things in the Bohning thinners.
Using only MEK will make the lacquer a bit brittle over time. It works in a pinch however. Regular lacquer thinner is formulated for nitrocellulose lacquers. I do NOT recommend you use it. Especially with the price of Fletch Lac these days. Automotive lacquers can be used with their proper thinners. However they are not a vinyl based product and are brittle and tend to chip or flake off after use especially on carbon and aluminum shafting even with good shaft prep.

[KSdan]

I see wapiti and others- they probably know FAR MORE than I. . .

BUT- I have been using actual lacquer thinner for 15 years or more! I use it to thin, clean off old dips, cresting, and even restored old fletch-tite adhesive with it.  If there is a problem I do not know about it. . .

Dan

[wapiti]

KSdan- regular lacquer thinner will mix with Fletch Lac as it is a keytone based solvent like MEK (methyl ethyl keytone) and acetone. however the best slovent is Fletch Lac thinner. Ther is also two kinds of Bohning thinners. One is for the lacquer and the other is for the Fletch Tite glues.

[KSdan]

Thanks wapiti- like I stated, I was not commenting from actual chemical knowledge- just my experience. . . which on a home-fixit-do it yourself guy, has not had a KNOWN problem.