Iso Propyl, or rubbing alcohol, actually etches and causes Polycarbonate to disintegrate.
CDs and DVDs are made of it, among other things commonly in use, like cell phone casings.
White spirits can mean benzene, naptha and blends, from country to country, so that particular name can describe quite different compositions. Again, for that reason, I advised a small patch test.
Here watch parts shops sell a volatile cleaning fluid, I suspect it is a mix of benzene and toluene. It is called white petrol here.
Benzene is banned in the USA, and in Germany petrol cars were called benzin-motoren, because benzene was the fuel, a cyclic compound, not petrol (gasoline), which is a straight chain or branched chain compound.
Benzene is considered a carcinogen in the USA, see the difference between two technically advanced nations' attitude towards the same compound.
CDs and DVDs are made of it, among other things commonly in use, like cell phone casings.
White spirits can mean benzene, naptha and blends, from country to country, so that particular name can describe quite different compositions. Again, for that reason, I advised a small patch test.
Here watch parts shops sell a volatile cleaning fluid, I suspect it is a mix of benzene and toluene. It is called white petrol here.
Benzene is banned in the USA, and in Germany petrol cars were called benzin-motoren, because benzene was the fuel, a cyclic compound, not petrol (gasoline), which is a straight chain or branched chain compound.
Benzene is considered a carcinogen in the USA, see the difference between two technically advanced nations' attitude towards the same compound.
In Australia what is known as white spirits is sold in supermarkets as dry cleaning fluid. The manufacturer gives the following information: Good solvency for oil, grease, wax, silicone and general dirt, no residue on drying, removes stains, can be used for multi-purpose cleaning.
Product Identifier: WHITE SPIRITS, other names: turpentine substitute, Stoddards solvent, LAWS.
Chemical Entity: Low Aromatic White Spirit (100%), Note – contains < 0.1% benzene
Product Identifier: WHITE SPIRITS, other names: turpentine substitute, Stoddards solvent, LAWS.
Chemical Entity: Low Aromatic White Spirit (100%), Note – contains < 0.1% benzene
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Stoddard solvent is a widely used organic solvent synthetically made, and comes from the refining of crude oil. It is a petroleum mixture made from distilled alkanes, cycloalkanes (naphthenes), and aromatic compounds. It also goes by other names such as Varsol 1, Texsolve S and others. It is commonly used as a paint thinner, as solvents in some types of photocopier toners, printing inks, adhesives, dry cleaning and as a general cleaner and degreaser
In India, it is sold as Mineral Turpentine Oil, or MTO, used as oil paint thinner etc.
Stoddard solvent is a widely used organic solvent synthetically made, and comes from the refining of crude oil. It is a petroleum mixture made from distilled alkanes, cycloalkanes (naphthenes), and aromatic compounds. It also goes by other names such as Varsol 1, Texsolve S and others. It is commonly used as a paint thinner, as solvents in some types of photocopier toners, printing inks, adhesives, dry cleaning and as a general cleaner and degreaser
In India, it is sold as Mineral Turpentine Oil, or MTO, used as oil paint thinner etc.