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what are thinners made from?
cadebytiger - 29/4/07 at 04:36 PM

I am cleaning my webbercarbs and the book says to use petrol and thinners.

I don't have any thinnner but i do have access to a lab. was wondering if anyone knew what thinners are made from?

Rupert

novacaine - 29/4/07 at 04:40 PM

i would assume that thinners are just alcohol/acitone/methanol based product but i might be wrong, i just assumed a thinner was just a solvent ...


Matt

cadebytiger - 29/4/07 at 04:43 PM

i think you are right.

I used propan-2-ol for getting oil of the sump. worked treat! Maybe something like that would be best.

[Edited on 29/4/07 by cadebytiger]

blakep82 - 29/4/07 at 04:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by novacaine
i just assumed a thinner was just a solvent ...


technically water is a solvent.

I guess something like white spirit, but don't trust me on that, i wouldn't like to be responsible for damaging your webber carbs

geoff shep - 29/4/07 at 05:09 PM

Thinners is a specific thing - cellulose thinners which amongst other uses is used for thinning cellulose paint and glass fibre resin - rather than just any old thinner. Its also good for glue and sticky stuff removal but it will dissolve the paint on your car so be careful. I thought acetone was the thing to clean carbs with - it certainly dissolves that brown dried petrol residue you get on carbs - (its nail varnish remover). Data sheet for thinners here http://www.birdbrand.co.uk/msds/Cellulose%20Thinners.pdf

rusty nuts - 29/4/07 at 06:06 PM

Carb cleaner does the job better than anything else I have used

cadebytiger - 29/4/07 at 06:10 PM

got some of that. did not know if i was going to need alot more or not?

oadamo - 29/4/07 at 06:12 PM

i just use wd40 lol

britishtrident - 29/4/07 at 06:38 PM

Various thing for example Styrene monomer, toluene


Just buy "Gun wash"