I wouldn't use meths for cleaning alone, as there's always the
likelyhood of leaving some dye residue.


On Sat 04 Jun 2005 11:26:47, Andy Dingley wrote:

It's not too hard to find uncoloured meths. Try a real hardware
shop, or a painters' supplier.

OTOH I still haven't found a source for it without the pyridine.


That uncoloured meths you refer to should not have pyridine. As I
understand it this link defines what can be sold in the UK as
"methylated spirits".
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1987/Uks...n_5.htm#mdiv14

If it helps, the contents page is at at:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1987/Uks..._en_1.htm#tcon

It says that UK "Industrial Methylated Spirits" has no colouring
and also no pyridine. And it has 5% wood naptha.

If it has colouring then my reading says it would be UK
"Mineralised Methylated Spirits" which has colouring and also
pyridine. This has twice the wood naptha at 10%.

I wouldn't think that the last class "Denatured Ethanol" is
something which is commonly sold to the public.