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Pnzr-Cmdr
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Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 12:44 PM UTC
where can i buy white spirit. what brand makes it? can i find it at michaels craft store or would it be in my local hobby store??? :-)
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Posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - 02:16 PM UTC
White spirits are the same as mineral spirits, i.e., "paint thinner" at the local discount store. You should be able to buy a quart for a buck or two.
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Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 07:41 AM UTC
There may be some terminological variations internationally on this one.

To me 'paint thinners' from a hardware store is mineral turpentine.

White spirits is lighter fluid.

Regards Dave

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Posted: Saturday, September 06, 2003 - 01:10 PM UTC

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There may be some terminological variations internationally on this one.

To me 'paint thinners' from a hardware store is mineral turpentine.

White spirits is lighter fluid.



Hmmm. Kind of the "Two peoples seperated by a common language" type thing going on here.

I based my answer on the British English to American English glossary of modeling terms in the back of Stan Catchpol's "The Complete Modelling Workshop," published by Squadron/Signal in the U.S.

I've found this glossary to be really handy. When an American reads about polythene (plastic food wrap), PVA glue (white glue, like Elmers), cocktail sticks (toothpicks), or clothes pegs (clothespins), it's really great to get a translation.

It works pretty good the other way, too. The stuff we Yanks call "styrofoam" is called "expanded polystyrene" in most other English-speaking nations.

BTW, I've never heard of "mineral turpentine" before. Turpentine is distilled from certain types of pine trees. Mineral spirits and white spirits are distilled from petroleum.

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Posted: Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 06:49 AM UTC
Bob, Ceril Catchpole now theres a name that takes me back a few years I used to love his article in Military Modelling every month, that bloke came up with some fantastic Ideas.That book must be a rarity.
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Posted: Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 07:24 AM UTC

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White spirits is lighter fluid



Hi there,

In the UK, White Spirit is definitely paint thinners...

lighter fluid is... well, lighter fluid! It maybe Isopropyl (De-natured) Alchohol, but I don't smoke, so I can't go and sniff some to try to see!

Anyway, lighter fluid doesn't attack plastic - which White Spirit certainly does!

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 09:18 AM UTC

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Bob, Ceril Catchpole now theres a name that takes me back a few years I used to love his article in Military Modelling every month, that bloke came up with some fantastic Ideas.That book must be a rarity.



I don't know how rare it is, but it is a fun book. It's simply a collection of his one- and two-page "columns" from Military Modelling. I understand that Mr. Catchpol passed away a few years ago. Too bad -- a great loss to the modeling community. I've read the whole thing several times, but I still refer back to get hints and tips on how to do things.
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