Denatured alcohol question

Re: Denatured alcohol question

Bill Howatt

>Denatured alcohol is drinkable ethanol ethyl alcohol) that has had some nasty stuff added to it to render it undrinkable. There are various denaturing agents that can be used and methanol is one of them. Methanol is often referred to as wood alcohol and methyl hydrate and is commonly used for gas-line anti-freeze and fondue fuel. While readily available it is very poisonous and will kill or cause brain damage and blindness. Longer term exposure is known to cause problems with the central nervous system. IMO, it is best avoided.

The term that I think you are referring to was methylated spirits. I replied to the post saying that it seemed to me more of a British term since I had never seen it used in Canada (which doesn't necessarily mean it isn't).

I bought some denatured alcohol from a chemical store and it was labelled as DAG-2A. This stands for Denatured Alcohol Grade 2A. Canda Customs or whatever they're called these days had this listed on a website as ethanol denatured with 15% methanol. They had several grades listed with different denaturing compounds.

Bill

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Bill Howatt

>On a Canadian forum some sources were Price Club and Shoppers Drug Mart. The Shoppers was supposedly 95% ethanol but was sold in 500ml bottles and wasn't cheap.

Below is the link to the Canada Customs site.

Bill


Denatured Alcohol list

Sources for Denatured ethanol in Canada.

Dave Smith, Longview, WA

>Mohawk Shellac Reducer is 95% ethanol. I have listed a few places where it is available in Canada.

Distribution list for Mohawk products.

http://www.mohawk-finishing.com/dist_lookup.asp

Mohawk Western Fin Supp Ltd

Richelieu

Jacques Coulombe Ltd

Another place to look is a Specialty Chemical company. The ones I know about are listed below. I will to add to the list as woodworkers report them to me.

Blended Specialty Chemicals

1456 Cyrville Rd

Ottawa, Ontario

K1B 3L9

613 744-8896

Dave Smith

Denatured alcohol has taken over my life in Longview, WA.

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Ruth in S.Cal

>(Ruth from Bowen Island)

Hi Barry, if you know Heather Martin say hello to her from me.

It's ethanol in Canada. You will be able to get it from the local hardware store. I used to buy mine from Home Depot in Vancouver. It's in the paint section in one of those metal containers like a gallon of Olive oil. About $11 CAN.

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MikeinCapeMay

>Cheaper than extra virgin!

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Barry... on SaltSpring

>Thanks to all. and Ruth I am going to check Home Depot tomorrow and sorry to report I am not aquainted with Heather Martin.