Lacquer Thinner UK

[qwakers]

Theres one for petrol too

 

[migwig2]

As others have said, I wouldn't recommend putting thinners through a fuel system!

Thanks for the replies.
Putting "Lacquer Thinner" in the petrol tank is a normal practice in the USA.

 

[tigdlo]

Check SDS sheets, the product linked is not cellulose thinners, it has no xylene and cellulose thinners has no methanol

 

[norsa]

Looks like standard cellulose thinner. I order it as gun wash to use purely as a cleaner.

 

[migwig2]

Obviously the OP is on a wind up because this is not something anyone who wants to keep the vehicle would knowingly do.

It's not a wind-up. It's a serious question.
Anyone else of this view, please Private Message me, as I can't seem to send PM's at the moment.

 

[migwig2]

Check SDS sheets, the product linked is not cellulose thinners, it has no xylene and cellulose thinners has no methanol

I've checked the SDS sheets and cannot find anything with a similar composition in the UK.
Hence the posted question on here.
You can freely buy the "lacquer thinner" in the USA, but not in the UK (it would seem).

 

[tigdlo]

Your intended use is questionable, is it a US thing?

 

[marlinspike]

Stuff like this is $4 in the UK, and often found on offer for $2.

I wouldn't be putting stuff in my petrol tank that wasn't specifically designed and manufactured to be in there tbh.

 

[migwig2]

Stuff like this is $4 in the UK, and often found on offer for $2.

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I wouldn't be putting stuff in my petrol tank that wasn't specifically designed and manufactured to be in there tbh.

These sort of products usually don't work.

 

[ajlelectronics]

These sort of products usually don't work.

They will work far better than random solvents, not designed for the purpose.

 

[maroon]

Well, ive always used scraper and a wire brush for a decoke . It does require stripping down and rebuilding. A quick flash of solvents ain't going to break anything down Imo. Tanks and carbs should be clean from the petrol going through it.

 

[Turbo]

Thanks for the replies.
Putting "Lacquer Thinner" in the petrol tank is a normal practice in the USA.

Doesn't mean its the correct thing to do!

 

[keithski122]

Thanks for the replies.
Putting "Lacquer Thinner" in the petrol tank is a normal practice in the USA.

So is driving on the right hand side of the road but you don't want to do it here.

 

[Popcorn]

You want 'Fast Flashing Thinners' expensive and not really any better than standard thinners.

 

[migwig2]

So is driving on the right hand side of the road but you don't want to do it here.

It's recommended by Scotty Kilmer, one of the few mechanics I would trust.

It's clear from the replies so far that the USA Klean Strip Lacquer Thinner composition is not for sale in the UK, for whatever reason.
Unless someone has a link which proves otherwise...

 

[marlinspike]

There's this but not sure it is exactly the same product as you mean. And it's very expensive.

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/klean-strip-lacquer-thinner-improves-flow-cleans-brushes-paint-sprayer-473-ml~c10635~p62148972/?exta=gshp&extac=gshppa&stat=eyJpcCI6IjE4Ljk5MDAiLCJkcCI6MCwibGlkIjo4OTY5NjY3OSwicyI6IjI1IiwidCI6MTY2NTg5MTEzMywiYm1jIjoiMTAuMCJ9&lid=89696679&exta=gshp&gclid=CjwKCAjwtp2bBhAGEiwAOZZTuC1R59PnNM7AVbCyc4VELFMNyh3Qoz_sb_WtCq2ZShF0L7D49RLcshoCMBIQAvD_BwE

 

[migwig2]

There's this but not sure it is exactly the same product as you mean. And it's very expensive.

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/klean-strip-lacquer-thinner-improves-flow-cleans-brushes-paint-sprayer-473-ml~c10635~p62148972/?exta=gshp&extac=gshppa&stat=eyJpcCI6IjE4Ljk5MDAiLCJkcCI6MCwibGlkIjo4OTY5NjY3OSwicyI6IjI1IiwidCI6MTY2NTg5MTEzMywiYm1jIjoiMTAuMCJ9&lid=89696679&exta=gshp&gclid=CjwKCAjwtp2bBhAGEiwAOZZTuC1R59PnNM7AVbCyc4VELFMNyh3Qoz_sb_WtCq2ZShF0L7D49RLcshoCMBIQAvD_BwE

That's the one, but it's prohibitively expensive.
I would need a gallon. In the USA it's about $23 dollars per gallon.
Which raises the question, why is it so expensive to ship anything from the USA to UK.
Obviously sea freight will be the cheapest option, anyone ever used sea freight from the USA?

 

[steveo3002]

why do you think its so much better than purpose made injector /cat cleaner /fuel treatment we can readily buy off the shelf in the uk ? stuff thats almost certainly not going to damage anything

 

[AVI_8]

why do you think its so much better than purpose made injector /cat cleaner /fuel treatment we can readily buy off the shelf in the uk ? stuff thats almost certainly not going to damage anything

Because Scotty Kilmer told him so.
Don‘t you know that everything you see on YouTube is fact!

 

[scottmk1]

It's recommended by Scotty Kilmer, one of the few mechanics I would trust.

Is that the dick that uses compression fittings on brake lines?