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    What is Mineral Spirits in Australia?

    Hello All,

    I have come across recipes for "Ed's Red" sourced from the gun fraternity. These recipes are from the USA and feature "Mineral Spirits". Are Mineral Spirits available in Australia? Are they called "Mineral Spirits or are they known by some other name? If so what?

    One recipe for Ed's Red is:

    1 part lanolin
    5 parts mineral spirits
    1 part ATF (automatic transmission fluid)

    I checked online and apparently Mineral Spirits is not "Mineral Turps ... Turpentine. So there went that idea of mine! It is not Metho either.

    I am looking for a rust prevention coating that can be made at home to treat things like nuts and bolts after they have been cleaned. Living in Bundaberg once metal is cleaned it gets a coating of surface rust very rapidly - even if it is stored in the shed. Some parts will be in storage for months before they are reassembled.

    Another concern is whether once Ed's Red is cleaned off does it leave a residual layer that may cause problems when the metal surface is painted?

    What other "home-grown" rust prevention coats do you use? What is your recipe?

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    You sure?!


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    I saw the same Wiki when I looked it up some years back but wondered if white spirit was more like lighter fluid. Coleman fuel, or dry cleaning fluid than mineral turps.

    From that Wiki entry:

    In Australia, white spirit is normally sold under the generic name of Shellite (a trademark of Shell Australia), and is composed of C6 to C10 straight alkanes, classing it as light pure naphtha. It is used for fuel and cleaning.
    I bought a 20 litre drum of Vartex Cleaning Fluid (UN NO. 1271) years ago for my Coleman stove. I use it in my Zippo lighter, too. (I can't find the Vartex anywhere in a Google search.)
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    Don't worry about some yank concoction just spray whatever you need rust prevented or to loosten up rusty gear with "Lanotec", Bloody amazing stuff and it is Aussie made as well
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    We call it Shellite. Like Ron, I have a Coleman stove that uses it. Best piece of camping kit I ever bought.
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    Hello Tombie,

    I cannot find the site that I found previously which explains the difference between Mineral Spirits and Turpentine ... However, I found this thread where a number of people offer a similar description....

    Lorraine writes .... Mineral spirits (often called petroleum spirit or white spirit) are mid-range boiling products distilled from petroleum. The exact composition may vary, but they are usually mixtures of aliphatic hydrocarbons. They can be sold as paint thinners by themselves. Paint thinners (especially very good ones) tend to be blends. They often contain both turpentines and mineral spirits. Turpentines are usually obtained by steam distillation from the wood of some species of pine trees. Accessed 2nd February 2020 from, difference between mineral spirits and turpentine and paint thinner? | Yahoo Answers

    Found another link: How Mineral Spirits & Turpentine Are Completely Different

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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    Don't worry about some yank concoction just spray whatever you need rust prevented or to loosten up rusty gear with "Lanotec", Bloody amazing stuff and it is Aussie made as well
    Hello Trout,

    Thanks for pointing me towards Lanotec... It is the very type of product I was trying to find a home recipe for!

    As a rust penetrate I use Woolube's Ozspray Heavy Duty Industry Extra Grade Liquid Lanolin.

    Kind regards
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lionelgee View Post
    Hello Trout,

    Thanks for pointing me towards Lanotec... It is the very type of product I was trying to find a home recipe for!

    As a rust penetrate I use Woolube's Ozspray Heavy Duty Industry Extra Grade Liquid Lanolin.

    Kind regards
    Lionel
    I have used lanotec for years now on boats, outboard/inboard motors, 4WD's, motorbikes, tools and pretty much Anything else that needs to be protected from corrosion on not only steel But also aluminium brass and copper as well.
    Unlike CRC, WD40 and others the lanotec doesn't wash off
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    Lanotec is what you want, but confirming what others have said, Mineral Spirits = Shellite.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    I have used lanotec for years now on boats, outboard/inboard motors, 4WD's, motorbikes, tools and pretty much Anything else that needs to be protected from corrosion on not only steel But also aluminium brass and copper as well.
    Unlike CRC, WD40 and others the lanotec doesn't wash off

    Hello Trout,

    You are preaching to the converted regarding Lanolin - Woolube is also an Australian company - like Lanotec. I found a Lanotec product called "Steel Seal".

    However, I was looking at home recipes that use Lanolin

    Another recipe I found had anhydrous lanolin, beeswax, DOT3 brake fluid, and turpentine.

    The brake fluid is a bit of a concern regarding leaving a residue that could effect the application of new paint.

    Kind regards
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