[Vwdiesel] TDI Intake Cleaning

James Hansen jhsg at sasktel.net
Sun Sep 19 00:50:43 EDT 2004


True enough Roger, but common nomenclature is the problem I think.
Go to buy Naphtha here, it's camp stove fuel.
What used to be called laquer thinner is straight acetone. Now, it's lower
VOC, and different, but functions the similarly for the task.
-James

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces+jhsg=sasktel.net at vwfans.com
[mailto:vwdiesel-bounces+jhsg=sasktel.net at vwfans.com]On Behalf Of Roger
Brown
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] TDI Intake Cleaning


James Hansen wrote:
>
> Laquer thinner is acetone
> Naphtha is um... C10H8 IIRC.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
> Behalf Of alstum
> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 10:54 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] TDI Intake Cleaning
>
> Hi:
>      Naptha is just pure gasoline, with no additivies.
> Coleman Stove camping fuel is naptha. Also used a
> lot by dry cleaning plants.
>
>      Mineral spirits is just purified kerosene. Also
> sold as paint thinner. I usually buy K-1 kerosene,
> or whatever they sell for kerosene space heaters,
> to put in my parts cleaner.
>
>      Lacquer thinner is alcohol, not sure if it is
> denatured ethanol or if it is methanol?
>
>      My two cents for today.

I tend to think that they are all different:

Acetone:
	http://www.bu.edu/es/labsafety/ESMSDSs/MSAcetone.html

Lacquer Thinner:
	http://www.nelsonpaint.com/msds/MS03_09.html

Naptha:
	http://www.generalpaint.com/msds/16-325.html

Mineral Spirits:
	http://www.kinetronics.com/online-store/scstore/CCSMSDSData.pdf

Kerosene:
	http://www.brownoil.com/msdskerosene.htm

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   Roger
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