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is rubbing alcohol the same as white spirits?
straightedge
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Posted: Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 07:10 AM UTC
I tried to ask this in the other post, but no reply, I'm just trying to break the language barrier we have from across the pond, but I was wondering is it the same, or something totally different, or is it the same as what you call surgical spirits, and are they all one and the same, or is everything different? Thank you in advance.
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Posted: Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 07:25 AM UTC
Surgical spirits is a medical alcohol. It contains Ethanol and Methanol.
Rubbing alcohol contains Isopropyl Alcohol. No ethanol nor methanol is in "rubbing".
So, they are totally different.
straightedge
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Posted: Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 07:44 AM UTC
OK thank you for clearing that up for me Ken, I learned something new today.
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Posted: Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 08:00 AM UTC
White spirits (UK) would be the equivalent of Mineral spirits in the US.

FWIW, cellulose thinner (UK) equals Lacquer thinner in the US.
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Posted: Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 08:03 AM UTC
And Scotch is the same.........!!!!!!!
Drink it, don't airbrush with it, and of course
if you drink too much of it,
don't airbrush or drive.........
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