Hi all It's been long since I've been here. I found "white spirit" in lokal hardware shop. I'm not sure what type of fuel this is. Is it white gas or kerosene?
Interesting. The label indicates it's naptha so 'Coleman fuel' equivalent. White spirit in the UK for painting purposes tends to be kerosene based. A useful test would be to see if a small amount burns in an open dish without having to wick it. Outdoors only of course. Naptha based fuels should ignite with a simple flame.
No, it's regular white spirit. The 'fatter' petroleum based paint thinner, often called mineral spirits. Pretty close to kerosene/paraffin, but not exactly . I have used white spirit instead of kerosene in some stoves and lamps, and I think they smell a bit more. Working, though. That it says naphtha on the label doesn't automatically mean that it's ekvivalent to petrol/gasoline in any way. It's not that easy. Both petrol/gasoline and paraffin/kerosene/white spirit derives from naphtha, so it's not unusual to see that particular word used somewhere in the text on any of these products.
Here that kind of "White Spirit" for 'paint work' is also sold. It's often called 'Mineral Turpentine' as it is a substitute /replacement for 'turpentine of from wood' Few years back I was researching if it could be used for gasoline/petrol/benzine stove. Stuff that they sell here is pretty close to kerosene/gasoline mix. Boiling point is between kerosene and gasoline(more close to gasoline). It is better solvent than kerosene and it can be used for diluting solvent based paints and it works for cleaning equipment that are used for painting. It is less volatile than gasoline. It also less volatile and more friendly for user that 'Paint Thinner' sold in metal cans. It contains un-purities and aromatics (f.ex. it might contain benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene and xylenethese, etc. They are not good for health! ) so it's is not good for stove use (I think that those will cause smell as @Christer Carlsson mentioned). Here I can get pure and aromatics free Heptane that is sold as industrial solvent. That is perfect fuel for gasoline stoves & catalytic heaters and it doesn't produce un-healthy fumes when burned.
I would be surprised to find a 28 sec fraction liquid on sale with 'Naptha' on the label. @kerophile may have an input, but the lighter fractions should be called 'naptha' as a common term internationally. A lot of industries would get unstuck if they thought they were trying to degrease parts with what for all intents is diesel!!!!!!!
As the Wiki article linked by kerophile says, you can use 'white spirit' in keroburners, but not petrolburners.
Thanks for the link @kerophile, @Ed Winskill 'white spirit' seems to be a moveable feast depending where in the world you are. Also 'naptha' may also be used in the heavier distilates if I read it correctly. My earlier statement is probably inaccurate. A quick check of a bottle I have has no mention of 'naptha', but a google of 919-446-0 gives this. Hydrocarbons, C9-C12, n-alkanes, isoalkanes,... - Registration Dossier - ECHA
Hi there Sorry for the long time no response from me, I have been away from home working. I tried this fuel just on small amount of it in a cup and it doesn't burn. It is little oilie. I think that is some sort of petroleum aka kero. Interesting is that it almost doesn't have any smell. Will try to burn it in stove in next few days. Will upload some pictures also. Trooly
In Korea as the language Korean & Hangul ¹ Gasoline (for car vehicles) × 휘발유 × IPA: hwibaʎʎyu × American pronounce(about): Hwivalryu ² White gasoline × 화이트휘발유(or 화이트가솔린) × hwaitʰɯhwibaʎʎyu × hwait hwivalryu ³ Kerosene × 등유 × tɯŋyu × teun_yu ⁴ Diesel (for car vehicle) × 경유 × kyʌŋyu × keong-yu ⁵ Aviation jet fuel × 항공유 × haŋgoŋɲyu × haangon-yu <no way to purchase > Additional ⁶ Liquid n-butane (bayonet cassette type) × 부탄가스 × putʰangasʰɯ × butahn-gaas ⁷ Liquid n-butane or isobutane blended (EN417 LINDAL VALVE type) × 나사식 부탄가스 × IPA? × nasasik-butahn-gas Everywhere - ¹,³,⁴,⁶ Can't purchase easily on offline shop - ², ⁵, ⁷ Easy from online shop - ², ⁷
Hello Can you advise please what is the active ingredient in uk automotive panel wipe or do you have a name of the product you use please so i can track it down in spain. I need Colmans white gas which is near on impossible to get here, we can get Hexane, just looking for other options to compare prices Thank you Neil
