News to me if it is banned. I will have to check my local hardware stores next time I go in.I've always used naptha as a lubricant to wet sand shellac since water will cause it to blush if it's wet too long. I've checked multiple places and can't find naphtha. Did I miss something and the stuff has been outlawed?
Somebody should ban California.OK, there is something going on with Naphtha and Xylene. The solvents are banned in California. Surprise surprise.
Here in Texas they've been working so hard putting a wall and fence between us and Mexico, perhaps it would be better to have a wall between us and California. :laughing:Somebody should ban California.
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Varnish Makers & Painters (VM&P) Naphtha is a purer byproduct of the refinery process for petroleum. It's much higher quality that mineral spirits.GROOVY said:is naptha better than mineral spirits? and why ? I am going to be using shellac for the finish on by crib as soon as it gets less humid here..
Naphtha can be used to thin varnish or oil based paint the same as mineral spirits. Naphtha is a faster drying solvent that is recommended for spray applications so runs are not as much of a problem. To me it has a cleaner feel to it if you were using it as a lubricant for sanding. For the most part I use naphtha to tell whether a existing paint in a house is latex or oil based paint. If you put some on a rag and rub the paint and it disolves enough of it that it comes off on the rag it's latex paint. The solvent won't do anything to oil based paint.is naptha better than mineral spirits? and why ? I am going to be using shellac for the finish on by crib as soon as it gets less humid here..
I believe you are correct. Also called "white gas".Robson Valley said:I think that Coleman lantern & stove "gas" is straight naptha.