I believe the active ingredient in grip solvent is Naptha. I have tried straight Naptha and it seems to work as well (smellier). Mineral spirits and paint thinner (what you use to thin oil based paints) are the same thing. Paint thinner may have fewer impurities. Isn't the English language wonderful in it's complexity?
Alan Brooks
At 07:00 PM 3/28/03 +0800, you wrote:
Hi David
In Australia, we don't have this solvent marketed as mineral spirits. I think the equivalent here and in the UK is White Spirit. Perhaps someone can verify this? I'd be interested to know if anyone uses White Spirit and what it's like.
I've been using a printers solvent because a printer friend of mine gets it for me very very cheap. I think they call it's plate solvent. Very clean and non greasy. Anyway I've never had to look at alternatives and have often been bemused by you guys talking about mineral spirits. We have many solvents of course but two of them are methylated spirits (the basis of most glass cleaners) and mineral turpentine (known as turps). I'm not sure what the differences are, way beyond me, but to me neither of them are ideal grip solvents.
Cheers
Graham
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Hi All,
For some time now I have been using "odorless" mineral spirits as my gripping solvent but I can't get it anymore, all that seems to be available is "low odor" which is a far cry from "odorless," someone suggested T-100 gripping solvent and that it was easy on the hands, i.e., did not dry out your skin on your right index finger, but I can't seem to locate it, yes TFlan I did search 9 ways to Sunday but to no avail.
Anyone have any experience with this T-100?
Know where to get it?
David
