3M 08983 prep sol, anybody

[beedees]

ever used this? Being waterbased, I'm kinda leery here. Thanks

[Dino]

Good stuff, used it many many years ago.  Nothing wrong with an alcohol/water mix either.

What's the deal with waterbased paints here?  I started using them in '93 in Europe, is it still not the norm here?

[bill440rt]

Haven't tried that stuff, but the solvent based DuPont Prep-Sol takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r to wipe off.

Here in the northeast US, many shops have already converted to waterborne.

[Dino]

Haven't tried that stuff, but the solvent based DuPont Prep-Sol takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r to wipe off.

Here in the northeast US, many shops have already converted to waterborne.

I'm all for a slow evap cleaner so I actually have the time to wipe the entire panel, but yeah some are just ridiculously slow.  I still love the good old alcohol/water mix.  You can blend it yourself and decide how fast you want it to flash.

[bill440rt]

What I liked using the old Prep Sol for, was to wipe the entire panel with it after a good block sanding. Since it stayed wet longer, it would give you a good idea how straight (or not) the panel was after blocking.
Other than that I preferred DuPont's Final Clean for a pre-paint wipe.