Thread: What happened to mineral spirits?

You had a dark colored pleasure craft with disabled running lights,,,,,

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

SOOO why do you need it???????????

I used it to wipe on wood projects to see what the grain will look like when finished. Also wipe down work pieces between coats of finish to collect the sanding dust. There are many incidental shop uses.
I feel comfortable with a known product on projects, rather than switching to something else if I don't have to.
I can't fathom what was wrong with the old stuff. Too stinky???

Mineral spirits has oil in it,do not want to contaminate my wood,I just use water,shows the grain and raises it for the next sanding step.
Works for me

Odorless mineral spirits is the old stinky mineral spirits with a lot of the the aromatics removed. It makes it bit safer health wise and exposure wise.

If you want something that behaves like the old mineral spirits try kerosene. Kerosene and the old smelly mineral spirits are very similar.

Charlie

Saw this yesterday

Search Results forÂ*odorless mineral spiritsÂ*at The Home Depot

I have not used these brands.

Back to the OP
Turpentine substitute
In Wikipedia:
White spirit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Products marketed as turpentine substitute are generally not made to a standard and can have a wider range of components than products marketed as white spirit. This is to be compared to white spirit which is made to a standard (in the UK, British Standard BS 245, in Germany, DIN 51632). White spirit is used for general cleaning, brush cleaning and paint thinning. Turpentine substitute can be used for general cleaning but is not recommended for paint thinning as it may adversely affect drying times due to the less volatile components. Turpentine substitute may be used for brush cleaning but may leave an oily residue from its heavier components.
~Richard
PS. I believe the OP had a problem with the less volatile ( waxy) products clumping