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   SteveSchoene | Nov 06, 2005 06:57pm | #1

   The cross linker is an additive to a particular brand of finish.  I'm almost certain that it must come from the specific manufacturer since waterborne technology is still in a nascent state and not standardized.  Some brands apparently include this property, but as usual with finishes you can't always tell from the label.   

   There is a trade off.  The most common crosslinking additive is relatively toxic, if you are using waterborne to avoid toxicity.  You still don't want to breathe the stuff. 

   Check out Jeff Jewitt's Homestead Finishing web site.

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   dillon | Nov 07, 2005 12:38am | #3

   Thanks for the reply. Interesting that the picture in Dresdner's book shows a J.E. Moser polyurethane product, with a small bottle (presumably the "crosslinker") next to it, but when I went to the Moser website, nothing...other than a product which indicates it is already crosslinked. Currently thinking, based on the recent FWW article, to go with the MinWax Wipe-On Poly, after sealing with Zinsnerr SealCoat.

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   jmc | Nov 07, 2005 06:22am | #4

   I think the Enduro finishes have a seperate crosslinker that you add to the product. You can check at compliantspraysystems.com.  OK, I guessed at the web site but its something like that.

   Jmc

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   dillon | Nov 08, 2005 07:11pm | #7

   Thanks. You had the right address for compliantspraysystems.com (found site reference on Google). Unfortunately the page does not seem to be in operation, even attempting to access via Google link.

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   hammer1 | Nov 07, 2005 03:36pm | #5

   There are two part finishes such as 2K urethanes where a catalyst is added. These are more common in professional level finishes, also very common in the higher end automotive coatings.Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   Sancho | Nov 07, 2005 06:00pm | #6

   if its waterbase http://www.compliantspraysystem.comLong Live REZ.........ROAR

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   Miami | Nov 08, 2005 09:12pm | #8

   FYI, my understanding is that the Minwax Wipe-On Poly is exactly the same as their 'regular' poly, with only thinner added (and the price bumped up).  (I think it was Jeff Jewitt who told us this during a seminar he did down here, but I can't swear that he was the source.)  I tried a side-by-side with the Minwax Wipe-On v. home-thinned Minwax 'regular' oil-based poly, and I couldn't detect any difference at all.  (I thinned with mineral spirits.)

   Just a way to save some $, perhaps ... if this is correct, we're not only paying the extra retail cost of the Wipe-On, but getting less actual finish for the price, to boot.

   Clay

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   Sancho | Nov 08, 2005 10:34pm | #9

   here ya go

   http://www.compliantspraysystems.com/enduro_water_base_coatings/support_products.htmLong Live REZ.........ROAR

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   dillon | Nov 09, 2005 05:51am | #10

   Thanks for the tip. I did buy a small can of the wipe-on today, to test it out. I'll try your method as a comparison, as well, as I am going to need a lot of it if I go this route. Thanks again.

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   hammer1 | Nov 06, 2005 07:12pm | #2

   The crosslinker isn't something 'you' would add to a finish. It is the way the molecules chemically link as a manufactured product dries and hardens. The book is talking about a type of finish product, not something you would make or alter. I'm stepping way out of my knowledge area, but I think crosslinking deals with the way the hydrogen atoms get bridged between molecules.This site may answer a few questions.

   http://www.pcimag.com/CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,1846,71242,00.html

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match