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Old 01-09-18 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by sweeks
Why kerosene? It's readily available, inexpensive, relatively non-toxic and much less flammable (and therefore safer) than gasoline.
All those attributes apply to mineral spirits as well. On the plus side, it evaporates much faster and more cleanly than kerosene. Kerosene isn't that volatile.

Originally Posted by sweeks
Another acceptable choice IMO is WD-40 (I have a gallon can of the stuff!), but I prefer kerosene.
I would caution against WD-40. It's not the solution that's the problem, it's the added mineral oil that you don't really need. WD-40 is just mineral spirits with about 25% mineral oil added to it. Using straight mineral spirits just cuts out the unnecessary bits.
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