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no rectified petrol in USA! need to know alternatives!

Originally Posted by llalm

no rectified petrol in USA! need to know alternatives!

I went to the hardware store and explained to a man that I needed something like rectified petrol. He suggested denatured alcohol. I don't know if this is good advice or not. I haven't yet tried the denatured alcohol on scales. It is billed as suitable for cleaning glass: "fast evaporating cleaner."

I suppose one could also use a de-greaser. Unless I can find better ways, I'll probably start with soap and water, use a de-greaser, and then once they are clean soak the scales for a couple of days in neatsfoot oil. Then filling holes with CA glue, sanding, and polishing with Maas.

Joe

Kinda sounds like Naptha to me. Very gentle. Will even clean acrylic windows without harm. Great for removing tar from vehicle paint safely. Coleman camper fuel is pretty much the same stuff. If you run it through your weedeater/chainsaw engine (with the appropiate amount of added oil) it will clean up carbon from piston/ exhaust port. Bla Bla Bla.
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Originally Posted by JimBC

Coleman camper fuel is pretty much the same stuff. I

Yeah, the writing on the denatured alcohol can identifies two main uses: fuel (marine stoves, alcohol burning stoves), and cleaning glass. I'll definitely try it on some dirty scales.

Joe

Hard to find the exact equivalent. Could be the extraction naphtha ?

Here is the chemical formula:

CnH2n+2 where n = 7 - 8

Originally Posted by vaga

Hard to find the exact equivalent. Could be the extraction naphtha ?

Here is the chemical formula:

CnH2n+2 where n = 7 - 8

One website reports that naphtha is sometimes added to denatured alcohol:

What Is Denatured Alcohol?

"I've been asked that question often, so here's the answer: Denatured alcohol is ethanol (ethyl alcohol) that has been made unfit for human consumption by adding another chemical to it. Denaturing refers to removing a property from the alcohol (being able to drink it), not to chemically altering or decomposing it.

There are hundreds of ways ethanol is denatured. Denatured alcohol that is intended for use as a fuel or solvent typically contains 5% or more methanol. Methanol is flammable and has a boiling point close to that of ethanol. Methanol is absorbed across the skin and is highly toxic, so when I recommend people not use denatured alcohol for making perfume or bath products, my reason is that you usually don't know what has been added to the ethanol. Denatured alcohol for use in cosmetics often contains water and a bittering agent (Bitrex or Aversion which are denatonium benzoate or denatonium saccharide), but other chemicals are sometimes used. Other common additives include (but are not limited to) isopropanol, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, pyridine, benzene, diethyl phthalate, and naphtha. In some countries, denatured alcohol must be colored blue or purple using an aniline dye, in order to distinguish it from consumption-grade ethanol."

Wikipedia says that "rectified spirits" are in fact alcohol:

Ethanol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Rectified spirits

Rectified spirit, an azeotropic composition of 96% ethanol containing 4% water, is used instead of anhydrous ethanol for various purposes. Wine spirits are about 94% ethanol (188 proof). The impurities are different from those in 95% (190 proof) laboratory ethanol.^[91]"