turpentine, mineral spirits, naphta....
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they are all solvents but no they are not the same.
naptha is lighter fluid it is use for other things but this is it's most common purpose, mineral spirits is used for a lot of things one use is to degrease machine parts. turpentine is also used for a lot of things but is not the same as mineral spirits
naptha is lighter fluid it is use for other things but this is it's most common purpose, mineral spirits is used for a lot of things one use is to degrease machine parts. turpentine is also used for a lot of things but is not the same as mineral spirits
crap....
in danish we have something called "mineralsk terpentin".
And on the label it says that there are some naphta in..... but I still don't know exactly what naphta is, 'cause I've seen it nowhere else in denmark...
If I know us danes right, we would have some other name for it... :tard:
in danish we have something called "mineralsk terpentin".
And on the label it says that there are some naphta in..... but I still don't know exactly what naphta is, 'cause I've seen it nowhere else in denmark...
If I know us danes right, we would have some other name for it... :tard:
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Naptha is the lighter fluid one would use in a refillable cigarette lighter. In the USA Zippo is the brand of lighter that would use this type of fuel. Zippo lighters are those big metal lighters with a flip top on a hinge that closes to protect the lighter mechanism when not in use.
Naptha is often used in guitar building to clean surfaces before painting.
Turpentine and mineral spirits are both solvents that I have used in the past to clean oil based paintbrushes with.
Naptha is often used in guitar building to clean surfaces before painting.
Turpentine and mineral spirits are both solvents that I have used in the past to clean oil based paintbrushes with.
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arjepsen said:
Naptha in Danish Oil is probably there to be the catalyst for drying.
Ok, I guess I've found some answers.
As far as I can tell:
Mineral spirits = white spirits, which is what danes call "mineral turpentine" (directly translated)
Turpentine is what danes call "vegetable turpentine".
But Naphtha still gives me problems.
When checking both of the above, the label says they contain some naphtha.
But I haven't been able to find pure naphtha.
Grill-starter liquid was mentioned, but all the grill liquids I can find, seems to be part petroleum, which I presume is not naphtha....???
There's two reasons that I try to get clear answers on this.
One is that citrus solvent is mentioned for cutting tung oil, but I can't find that stuff anywhere.
(only place that might have something similar, is this newagy health shop, which sells some oils, but they come overpriced in rediculously small containers... )
The other is, that naphtha is mentioned for cleaning the wood before applying tung oil, but as stated, I can't find pure naphtha.
So I wonder if I can use mineral spirits instead for both cleaning, and cutting the tung oil.
(I'm a little nervous, 'cause I think I remember reading somewhere, that mineral spirits would dissolve the cellulose in wood.... )
:help:
As far as I can tell:
Mineral spirits = white spirits, which is what danes call "mineral turpentine" (directly translated)
Turpentine is what danes call "vegetable turpentine".
But Naphtha still gives me problems.
When checking both of the above, the label says they contain some naphtha.
But I haven't been able to find pure naphtha.
Grill-starter liquid was mentioned, but all the grill liquids I can find, seems to be part petroleum, which I presume is not naphtha....???
There's two reasons that I try to get clear answers on this.
One is that citrus solvent is mentioned for cutting tung oil, but I can't find that stuff anywhere.
(only place that might have something similar, is this newagy health shop, which sells some oils, but they come overpriced in rediculously small containers... )
The other is, that naphtha is mentioned for cleaning the wood before applying tung oil, but as stated, I can't find pure naphtha.
So I wonder if I can use mineral spirits instead for both cleaning, and cutting the tung oil.
(I'm a little nervous, 'cause I think I remember reading somewhere, that mineral spirits would dissolve the cellulose in wood.... )
:help:
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Grill lighter fluid, although containing Naptha, is different than cigarette lighter lighting fluid. Zippo brand and Ronsonal brand are what you're after. Although pure Naptha from a hardware store is best and cheaper in the long run if using a lot.
Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
Well, again, the problem is that I live in Denmark. :-\
You can't find naphtha in a hardware store here... only some grill ignition stuff which seems to be a blend of naphtha and petroleum.
Zippo lighters aint popular anymore, and I haven't seen anywhere that sells fluid for it. Which also means that if I find it, it will be quite costly.
So again, my question is, can I just use mineral spirits instead? are there any disadvantages of this, except smell?
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