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Purple primer mess

Simply Rad
Simply Rad Member Posts: 192
in Plumbing
I was hooking up the condensate neutralizer on a boiler and I splatted purple primer on the new hot water tank.  Any suggestions on how to get that off?   
Thanks Jeffrey
Jeffrey Campbell
Mad Dog_2

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  • ferrociousghandi
    ferrociousghandi Member Posts: 4
    I have used clear acetone to get PP out of a concrete floor but it was very fresh. Give it a try in an inconspicuous spot on the HWH tho. That stuff is murder when there’s an accident.  
  • Simply Rad
    Simply Rad Member Posts: 192
    It’s a nice mech room and it will stick out!
    Jeffrey Campbell
  • kcopp
    kcopp Member Posts: 4,472
    A strategically placed sticker??
    PC7060MikeAmannEdTheHeaterManAlan (California Radiant) Forbes
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,401
    edited January 28
    Ask @Sherwin Williams!

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • Derheatmeister
    Derheatmeister Member Posts: 1,581
    White spray can paint..
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,495
    We all know why they make purple primer. But **** the stuff makes a mess and there is no need for it.
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,405
    Is it a metal or plastic jacket
    with plastic. Sometimes you can take your pocket knife on edge and scratch it out
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • realliveplumber
    realliveplumber Member Posts: 354
    You could try acetone, but it will soften the paint in the tank. It works best when if you get it early.

    Kilz primer will conceal it. Dust a couple of light coats .

    I keep a can on the truck for the occasional splash.
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,599
    o:)

    Yours, Larry
    MikeAmannmattmia2PC7060EdTheHeaterMan
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,519
    Spray paint..In Future...either tint the Glue with a small amount of Purple Primer to make the inspector happy or just use clear primer and save can to show him.  Mad Dog 🐕 
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    archibald tuttle
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,519

    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,519
    Just a thin trace of purple...Mad Dog 🐕 
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    Intplm.
  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,215
    edited January 29
    Just leave it there. Kinda' looks like artwork.

    If you mess with it, then it will really look bad.
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
    SlamDunkGrallert
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,955
    if the shell is metal try lacquer thinner but the dye is intended to not come off to indicate that primer was used. you could probably sand it off of plastic.
  • gpjazz
    gpjazz Member Posts: 24
    "Gumout" carburetor cleaner
  • archibald tuttle
    archibald tuttle Member Posts: 1,101
    gpjazz said:

    "Gumout" carburetor cleaner

    will try sometime. but i've had very little luck. i'm a clear primer kinda guy.
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,317
    Gumout is mostly Xylene with some Acetone.

    I'd be surprised if it removes the stain without removing paint as well.

    PVC primer is mostly MEK and some Acetone and likely melts the paint a little which is why the stain is impossible to remove. The color is literally part of the paint now.



    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

    MikeAmannmattmia2
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 2,200
    @Simply Rad

    Haven't read through all of the posts so this might have been already suggested.

    Use clear primer to clean off the purple. Just dauber it on and wipe it off repeatedly till it's gone.
    Larry WeingartenZman
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,401
    You could just sign the water heater "Jackson Pollok" and maybe increase its value by a couple of thousand dollars.

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

    Intplm.MikeAmannCLambMad Dog_2
  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,215
    I like @kcopp's suggestion. Print the maintenance instructions on a 8.5x11 sticker.

    https://www.amazon.com/Sheets-Matte-Sticker-Inkjet-Printing/dp/B07T1HRYL5/ref=sr_1_5?crid=39WA7S15TOOL0&keywords=large+white+sticker&qid=1706547130&sprefix=large+white+sticker,aps,147&sr=8-5&th=1
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
    MikeAmann
  • Simply Rad
    Simply Rad Member Posts: 192
    Thanks for all the input.  I will let u know what if anything works
    Jeffrey Campbell
  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    Mad Dog_2 said:

    Just a thin trace of purple...Mad Dog 🐕 

    I would’ve thought by now someone would have made a magic marker in primer color with smell added.

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

    EdTheHeaterManMad Dog_2
  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    MikeAmann said:

    I'm aware of purple sharpies...But does it smell like primer?

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

    EdTheHeaterMan
  • archibald tuttle
    archibald tuttle Member Posts: 1,101
    STEVEusaPA said:

    MikeAmann said:

    I'm aware of purple sharpies...But does it smell like primer?
    don't know but it sure tastes good . . .
    EdTheHeaterManMad Dog_2
  • dko
    dko Member Posts: 668
    archibald tuttle said:



    don't know but it sure tastes good . . .

    :o
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,599
    Hi @archibald tuttle "don't know but it sure tastes good . . . ". So, what does the doctor say to you after you stick your purple tongue out? :p

    Yours, Larry
    Intplm.Mad Dog_2
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 2,200
    edited January 31
    I must say. I have not and never will be a fan of purple primer , simply because of that little clever purple marker.
    I LOVE IT !! Thank you for sharing this.
    Some codes do not require purple primer because clear primer works just as well.
    I know, I know it was pushed into a code because of dishonest or naive solvent weld practices.
    So I have wondered?
    Are some code areas more code compliant and trustworthy than others? Why is it in one code and not the other? Hmm?
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,519
    "All politics is local."  Territorialism, et cetera.  Mad Dog 🐕 
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    mattmia2Intplm.

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