Either way, you can use turpentine, paint thinner, mineral spirits or naptha to dilute your oil-based finishes. You might find mineral spirits labeled as "white spirits" in the Great White North. There are no real International labeling standards.Hey rgdaniel. Since different manufacturers have different opinions of the temperatures used to create them they often use a different child's name. Solvents have Hydrocarbon ranges from C-7-C12. The numbers reference how many carbon atoms are in the formulation. They are all different and are created via different temperatures which create different Hydrocarbon values running from C1-C12. I have used it on firearms and furniture since it was invented. Renaissance is not normally used on bare wood but is recommended for wood finishes and metal. STAY AWAY FROM THE ODORLESS AND "GREEN" STUFF!!!!!!! They should be able to tell you which is a direct replacement. Our products are available throughout Australia, see locations below or contact us at have a contact form on the website but IME good luck with that. I would contact them either via this websiteĪustralia. either has stores there or markets their products through home improvement centers. If it leaves a visible film on metal it sure will leave one on wood.Īs I said, I don't know much about how stuff is labeled in Australia but The Sherwin Williams Co. Some folks call it Mineral Spirits, some Naptha, Some Stoddard Solvents, Limoline and some list it as "Naptha - White Spirit (Unspecified) etc. Unfortunately many suppliers don't agree with the temperature for a particular hydrocarbon so they call it something else in the White Spirit family. The Hydrocarbon values basically are related to the temperature at which the chemical is created. The differences, Hydrocarbon values, are discrete thus the reason to call them different chemicals. Naptha and about another 10 chemicals are also part of that family. Mineral Spirits are part of a family called White spirits. As far as I know the Shellite is fundamentally a fuel for camp stoves or lighters. (I need to brush up on aliphatics vs aromatics!)ĭid I answer my own question? Mineral Spirits = Naphtha = Shellite ?Īin't the same stuff even if the descriptions are the same. Shellite seems logically the one and a match for 'mineral spirits', though I still don't understand exactly what white spirit is. ![]() ![]() What would you choose to use on wood and metal? wax application on wood and metal, but also will have a go at redoing an old lithgow model 1 stock eventually. Primarily i'm prepping for a pre-winter ren. ![]() I've used shellite on barrel/ring metal before as a degreaser, seems to work well, it's very 'drying', sort of makes blueing look instantly streaky white when degreased as the shellite evaps instantly, but doesn't seem to harm the metal when re-oiled. White spirits is 'low aromatic white spirit' with impurities of xylene, 1,3,5 trimethylbenzene and like the crown thinner, 1,2,4 trimethylbenzene.Īs you can see, Shellite matches 'naphtha' (light/med aliphatic) in Crown Thinner and White Spirits matches the impurities of 1,2,4, trimethylbenzene in crown thinner. Shellite is naphtha (petroleum, light aliphatic) with impurities of n-hexane and ethylbenzene. The MSDS was messy, but I interpret it as being Naphtha (medium aliphatic) and impurities of 1,2,4, trimethylbenzene.Įquivalant products in Australia are Shellite or White Spirits as far as I can see. I looked up the MSDS of 'crown paint thinner' that is in your mineral spirits post. If you wouldn't mind i'd really appreciate your input re: finding an appropriate Australian product equivalant to American 'Mineral Spirits'
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