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     Glenn Tinkerer Username: Glenn Post Number: 1049 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
As many have already stated over the years, lighter fluid is the best bet - small can with a nice fine spout. If things are similar over the pond, the VM&P is the same as our 'paint/varnish grade' pure petroleum feed stock solvent naphtha. This distinguishes it from the industrial cleaning solvents - usually based on reclaimed feed stocks that can contain ketones and traces of methylene chloride in some instances. Just try rubbing some of the stuff on a piece of styrene plastic, a small area of well aged domestic paint (try the lounge door, the missus won't mind!) and a varnished cabinet surface, then see if the surfaces pick up. If the cloth only removes dirt the solvent will be OK for our uses on lenses and camera mechanisms. |