Thread: Bunnies dumps Minwax wipe-on poly

But I am not an idiot.

Originally Posted by Wongo

But I am not an idiot.

Oh, what a lovely line. This thread could really degenerate now

Originally Posted by AlexS

Tell 'em it's none of their business.

Checked out Thornleigh for casting resin - claimed they'd never heard of it, even though I'd seen it there about a year ago.
They did have 'fibreglass resin', but no hardner/catalyst.

AlexS,

I bought a tin of casting resin from one of the Penrith stores on Tuesday night (can't remember which one there's 2 there). The resin was with the fibreglass resin and the catalyst they kept under the paint counter. I'm assuming because it gets knocked off or something. The hard part's trying to find someone to get the catalyst from under the counter for you.....

Originally Posted by Wongo

I makes me bloody mad when I think about it.

Hi Scott, would it help to have a laksa with your mates in 352 hours?

Fletty

Some bang up-to-date info....our NEW shiny mega bunnies just opened last week in Mittagong (NSW Southern Highlands), and they have both the gloss and satin Minwax Wipe-On Poly on the shelf. If it was not going to be stocked in future you'd wonder why a brand new store would keep it.

Amusingly, they have tubs of shellac flakes on the shelf in every size, but don't sell any suitable solvent to use with it.....grrrr. Do I still need to head up to Carbatec to get industrial grade metho for shellac??? The 'Diggers' stuff sold at bunnies says 95% metho on the label.

We probably should decide on a dummie postcode so they know that the inhabitants of the forum are watching them too......

I have to admit that I dislike the practice of retailers asking for the postcode and usually give them a made up one.
I was just searching, and have decided that I reside in 2832, NSW, "COME BY CHANCE"

I read an article in the current Australian Woodsmith (issue 61 pg 64-65) about wiping varnish 3part mineral turps 2 parts poly (I used cabots Cabothane Satin) and was very happy with the finish. I used it on an old table I had restored

Originally Posted by Chipman

Has anyone made their own wipe on poly?
How successful is it?

I have seen recipes that simply mix polyurethane with mineral spirits (Mineral Turps perhaps) in ratios of 60-75% polyurethane and the 40-25% mineral spirits.

Here is one site that talks about it
http://www.wadsnet.com/~dtenney/make...ood_finish.htm

What else is available in wipe-on varnishes?

Bunnings have taken a grip on the hardware market and now they are restricting what we have access to (triton, gmc, minwax, etc) What next?

Chipman

Originally Posted by proberts

I read an article in the current Australian Woodsmith (issue 61 pg 64-65) about wiping varnish 3part mineral turps 2 parts poly (I used cabots Cabothane Satin) and was very happy with the finish. I used it on an old table I had restored

Thanks for that proberts, I think I have that article/magazine so I will look it up and definitely give it a try.

Chipman

I was at a bunnings store today and the wipe on polys are back on the shelf. So don't worry there are plenty to go around.

E-mailed minwax in the Good old Us of a and got this reply today

Thank you for your e-mail to Sherwin Williams
You can find Minwax Wipe On Poly stocked in Bunnings stores in Satin and Gloss 943ml size.
I know we are shipping some to their Kotara store within the week
Yours faithfully
Barry Gentle
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And for the latest on the Minwax Wipe on Poly
... went into Bunnings Epping (Vic) today and
they had four tins of satin and two of gloss (now one).

The attendant in the paint section claimed that it
is a regular item and there are no indicators to show
it will be a discontinued item.

Allan

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You can't teach an old mouse new clicks.

Anyone found minwax anywhere but Bunnings?
Been to two rather large stores here in Adelaide, one said they stopped stocking it last year, the other just looked blank.

Originally Posted by Wongo

I was at a bunnings store today and the wipe on polys are back on the shelf. So don't worry there are plenty to go around.

Bet a penny to a pound of goat manure they wont have it Darwin.
Last time I asked they said that they have never heard of it let alone stocked it in the past .
Kev

A few months ago i bought all they had at the Gosford Store. The tins had been there a while and where rusted on top!
Back there today and they've not been replaced... Kotatra is not far for my father, I might get him to shoot across.

I believe this is a Sales Rep problem... (inconsistancies in stock levels that is). As I understand it, bunnings does not buy any of their stock untill it is sold??? (hearsay) but instead stock levels are kept up by the suppliers. if the rep isn't visiting for a few weeks it may be a while before stock returns.
I bought a box of pryda conectors (10 pairs) the 10 pairs a each packed indiviually and displayed in a other box. I took the whole box to the counter and the very nice sales lady took them all out of the box and put them on the counter. I asked if i could have the box to kep them in, she said no "the reps like to re-use them"...

This is also why it's also very easy to return items to the big B. If you return an item to The Lumber Bunker, we lose! as it's our Item, our captial thats invested. We don't what you back (for returns) so we get it right first time!