![]() Try using gasoline as a substitute and you'll see the difference (if you don't set yourself on fire doing it.) (Not recommended!)Īpparently the controversy over what constitutes "mineral spirits" has been going on for a long time. Naptha is essentially also 'lighter fuel', also used to light charcoal for barbeques. Acetone is much more volatile and evaporates much quicker. Back in the old days it was hard to find, when all gasoline contained lead compounds, but today it is commonplace. The universal substitute for Coleman fuel is what used to be called "white gas" here, which is regular unleaded gasoline. Lacquer thinner is NOT Coleman fuel, nor is VM&P (the "VM&P" stands for varnish maker's and painter's) Naphtha. I appreciate your effort, but unfortunately, your descriptions are very incorrect. Oh, I forgot to mention, you are also correct in that naphtha = lighter fluid. One learns that through experience, and eventually it becomes regarded as wisdom/intuition. ![]() If a simple detergent of cleaner will do, there is no point in using anything more hazardous, unless necessary. ![]() Prudence suggests in starting with the most benign and progressing to the more potent ones, as need be. Other chemical solvents also can, as well. Virtually all of the solvents cited in the discussion thus far can be used as cleaners and degreasers. If you know paints and finishes, you will know which solvent or thinner is most appropriate to use in a given situation. BTW, you can also thin paint with naptha, or lacquer thinner. As for whether it is also called 'mineral spirits' or not, others in different locales or other nations may address that question. (Of course at that time 'paint thinner' in a can, in a paint store, sold for about 4 times that of buying bulk kerosene, so it's easy to see the reason for his argument.) My point was/is that if there is any difference at all, you can't discern it, except for the package and the price. I suggested that once to a salesman in a paint store and got an argument from him for my effort. If you are cleaning wood, and metal, and even fabrics, you need to know which one to use to its best purpose for restoration and remediation. I believe they are essential to the clock trade (and other trades as well, since I am a technician, but not originally schooled in clocks) - but no matter. I use them daily, and with appropriate caution.) They are all very useful, and we should understand the benefits of each and all of them. (I'm over age 50 and I have no fear of any of these substances. Proper use of commonly used industrial solvents is a subject near and dear to me. According to Wesco, a supplier of solvents and cleaning equipment, mineral spirits "are especially effective in removing oils, greases, carbon, and other material from metal." Mineral spirits may also be used in conjunction with cutting oil as a thread cutting and reaming lubricant.(.)īased on that, the two can be interchanged, but they are not identical solvents. In industry, mineral spirits is used for cleaning and degreasing machine tools and parts. In Europe, it is referred to as white spirit. Mineral Spirits also called Stoddard solvent, is a petroleum distilate commonly used as a paint thinner and mild solvent. I also know that Naphtha is also known as "white gas" and is used as lighter fluid, which is not anywhere near the other two chemicals.Ī paint thinner is a solvent used to thin oil-based paints, or as a cleaning agent. I know for a fact that both Mineral Spirits, and Paint Thinner are two different chemicals that are sold here, and are not the same thing. When in doubt, look it up through a reliable source, like Wikipedia.
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