white spirits=mineral spirits
Bud Rolofson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Hargreave Mawson" <OC@46thFoot.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: White Spirits/WaxOil?
> In article <000001c1ddce$ffc0a020$d2de3f94@g2h>, Bill Brewer
> <bbrewer@starband.net> writes
> > I am getting ready to put some Finnigans Waxoil into the seams of my
> >new floors. It is an old half used can and seems to have solidified
> >slightly. I will heat it up (in the sun) before applying, but would like
to
> >thin it out. The directions say that it can be thinned using "white
> >spirits".
> > Can someone explain what this voodoo term means? Is it mineral
spirits?
> >Paint thinner? Lacquer thinner? Some other fluif?
>
> Being asked "what does white spirit mean?" is like being asked "what's
> grass mean?" I know the answer, but I'm not sure I can communicate it!
>
> White spirit is a common form of paint thinner in UK. It is a clear
> volatile liquid that smells funny. I have no idea what the American
> term would be.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> ATB
>
> --
> Mike
> Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
> http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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