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Just about everything I read or watched from the USA mentions using naphtha to clean down the guitar before painting, spraying, etc.
I haven't been able to find it in Australia in Bunnings. The Bunnings website suggests that maybe I meant to search for 'Samantha'. :roll eyes:
So anyway, is naphtha called something else here? Or is there something else I could use to wipe things down to remove any fingerprints, grease, etc, before spraying colour?
It's what's in liquid lighter fuel, so best to look for that. Very flamable, so no naked flames or smoking when using it. Also sometimes spelt as 'Naptha'.
I was always told it is what we call shellite. It's a petroleum based fuel. You used to be able to get it from wollies but Bunning definitely has it. I use it in my camping stoves and lamps. Makes a great parts cleaner for the mechanically minded
White spirits is the name I know the stuff by...
White spirit is a very different thing in the UK. A lot heavier fluid with a much higher boiling point. Takes a lot longer to evaporate.
Awesome, thanks guys. So I'll be on the lookout for shellite, or white spirits. At least they show up in search on the Bunnings website, and don't suggest I want to buy a 'Samantha'.
Shellite sounds promising from the description: https://www.bunnings.com.au/diggers-...llite_p1563463
White spirit also sounds good for cleaning grease, etc: https://www.bunnings.com.au/diggers-...pirit_p1563471
From reading the data sheets, looks like shellite will evaporate at much lower temperature, so will disappear quicker. It's also specifically mentioned as something to clean surfaces before painting. White spirits looks to be more of a general cleaner, can be used on carpets, etc, but will also get the job done in the shed I'd say.
Weren't mothballs basically naphtha balls?
I had a Samantha... not recommended. :eek:
Used to run my zippo on shellite $2 a liter insted of $5 for 100ml
isopropyl alcohol - reckon thats what your after - bunnings have it
Back in your smoking days?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dedman
yup. 4 years ago :)
the Samantha was longer.. more like 8 LOL
High five man. 6 for me, it'll be 7 on 24 May
it'll be three for me on 15th September, took me 25 years of a packet a day, giving up the best thing I've done
Pack a day until 1976, went cold turkey and haven't touched one since.
Still love the smell of a good cigar or pipe though but not tempted
A 50g pouch woukd last me 6 days and I've been off 'em for 11 years ago now, with the aid of the patches...
@Dave; absolutely love the smell of a good pipe tobacco, eh; there was a proper tobacconist shop in the main street of Jersey that used to mix his own blends and I would often go in just to smell the tobacco - how can anything that smells that good be so bad for you?! :D
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore loved the smell of napalm in the morning, but napalm certainly isn't good for you!
I highly recommend using Gum Terpentine. A naturally derived product from trees.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjg
The other products mentioned are all full of nasties....
I used to use Naptha when prepping for Aircraft Spray painting with Polyurethanes that are now stored at toxic waste facilities, and several of my compatriots died from Leukaemia.....
when I first started I was using mineral turps, then switched to the gum version essentially on the recommendation of DB, and while it is still whiffs, it doesn't seem anywhere near as harsh and horrible as regular turps.Quote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
The smell of port royal pouch tobacco still stays with me. Haven't smoked in 17 years but that aroma still reminds me of sneaking away for a furtive rollie with the mates out back of the school grounds. Dumbest "Cool" thing I ever did, 1 month to take it up as habit and ten years to give it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by corsair
Thanks DB, I'll look into that one. Is that going to be OK to wipe down the primer to remove fingerprints, but not remove the primer?Quote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
Using a product that isn't going to send me to an earlier grave would be preferable. :)
Best bet there is to wear nitrile gloves when handling the body.
Not really a good idea to put any kind of solvent on paint if you can avoid it.