Where get cheapest methylated spirits?

In message , "dennis@work" writes

The useful thing about alcohol-based solvents is that they are miscible with both water and organic compounds.

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Steve Walker
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Has a better nose than brake-fluid.

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Guy King

Anyone got a source for undyed meths without the pyridine ? I'm using it as a solvent for shellac in french polishing. I can live with the methanol, but the stench of pyridine is horrible.

Price not really an issue !

At the moment I'm using pure (sic) ethanol, which is a royal pain to get hold of.

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Andy Dingley

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Chris Bolus

Distill your own?

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Rob Morley

In message , "dennis@work" writes

But mostly glycol

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raden

Glycol in the cooling system. Methanol in the washers.

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Dave Liquorice

Not in washers - glycol smears like crazy. It used to be used, but not for a couple of decades.

Radiator coolant is a glycol. Either ethylene glycol in the cheap stuff, or propylene glycol in the non-poisonous sort.

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Andy Dingley

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No, you don't want to put glycol in washers, it's not good for paintwork.

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Guy King

In fact, routed through Wilkinsons today and it is in fact £1.19 for 500mL. Paul R

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Paul R

I thought it was isopropyl mainly.

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The Natural Philosopher

That is what monkeys are after when you see them sucking on the washer nozzles in safari parks. The drivers usualy oblige with a squirt.

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basil

want

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tby

What ever, it isn't glycol which is the point. I'm not going out to the garage to look at my container to see what particular alcohol it has in it...

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Dave Liquorice

Actually its about the cheapest way to buy ispopropyl alcohol, which is one of the nicest cleaners aroudn - very unaggressive -for cleaning PC keytboards and screens etc.

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The Natural Philosopher

I have just bought the very same from a fibreglass vendor, CFS. Telephone

01209 821028. I have purchased polyester resin too and I have never used such high quality resin. It flows and wets incredibly well, dries in a sensible time and isn't sticky when cured. The service and prices are also excellent in my opinion.
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Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics)

I thought you used Ether for refining cocaine.

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Another Dave

Shows how littel I know about it doesn't it.

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The Natural Philosopher

Most French supermarkets have it in one litre bottles.

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4square

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4square writes

Vin de table ?

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raden

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