silicone lube

[Carl Teplitski]

Thanks Ron.  Have scoured all the local hardware and paint outlets
in our city. Used to be able to buy VM-P Naphta , no problem. Can still
buy at local paint distributor, but must buy 10 gallon unit. Doesn't seem
to be available in smaller amounts.( 10 gals. should last me till they plant
me in my underground condo. )That is why I'm considering trying to use
a naphta not vm-p. Am afraid I might cause more problems than I fix, if
in fact this stuff leaves some weird residue. Regular naphta available in
smaller amounts, as it's used for camper type heaters. Opinions???
Has anybody else tried the regular stuff, and found unusual results ?
Carl
Ron Nossaman wrote:

> >Have been trying to locate VM-P Naphta for mixing of
> >silicone purchased from Wurlitzer. Able to find some
> >cleaning type naphta, but not above type. Wondering what
> >the difference, and would the other type be acceptable.
> >I believe the mix was 8 to 1. ???????????/
> >
> >Carl / Winnipeg
>
> That's Varnish Makers' and Painters' Naphtha. Should be available in paint
> and hardware stores.  Naphtha can have petroleum, coal tar, benzine, or who
> knows what generically, but VM&P is (in theory) at least of presumably
> known and specified composition and nominally interchangeable from
> different sources. It evaporates out gracefully without leaving any
> unsavory unexpected gunk of it's own to complicate your life. A silicone
> can I still have in the shop (from Wurlitzer many moons ago) says 1/2 pint
> to 1/2 gallon. That's 8:1. Good stuff.
>
> Ron N