26 Jan
2010
26 Jan
'10
8 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 25 Jan 2010 at 15:18, CSquared wrote:
Yep, that English to English translation tripped me right up! :) Thanks
for the enlightenment. I think I had known about the kerosene/paraffin
equivalence at one time (though I had pretty much forgotten it until you
mentioned it), but I don't recall ever seeing the benzine/naphta one
before. With the similarity of the names benzine and benzene I guess
it's really a good thing the nasty one has been banned. (Actually I
really like to "collect" the idiomatic variations in English. I think
some of the UK ones like "book a table" and "ring up your friends" are
really cool.)
When I was a youngster, we kept a 55 gallon drum of kerosene out in the
back yard. I never tried using it as a paint thinner, but I did use it
to clean oil based paint out of brushes on occasion. Of course that
kerosene (intended for burning in the kitchen range) was probably not as
pure as the lamp oil you mention.
Later,
Charlie C.
> Goo removal: Try with acetone or benzine.
(petroleum aether? Don't
> know the english word.) Be carefull with acetone. It will dissolve
> many plastics.
I believe benzene is a known carcinogen. I used
to use something
called "Painter's Friend" to slightly soften the existing oil based
enamel before applying a new coat on interior trim. It contained
benzene, and I don't believe it is still available as a result. I was
sorry to see it go in a way as it worked really well. Of course I'd
rather not get cancer either...
Once upon a time that threw me too, but benzine != benzene, as I
discovered. Benzine is naphta, but benzene == C6H6 == nasty stuff.
Naphta here in the US is commonly found as paint thinner. I've found
that lamp oil (light triple-filtered kerosene) works a bit better and
doesn't bother plastics. Incidentally, kerosene == paraffin in the
UK, but refers to the wax here.
English is confusing at times.
--Chuck