Is methylated spirits the same as turps?
No, they are not the same! Methylated spirit (or Meths, also denatured alcohol or surgical spirit) is ethanol which has been rendered toxic or otherwise undrinkable, and in some cases dyed. It is used for purposes such as fuel for spirit burners and camping stoves, and as a solvent. Traditionally, the main additive was 10% methanol, which gave rise to its name, but this is not always the case now. There are diverse industrial uses for ethanol, and therefore literally hundreds of recipes for denaturing ethanol. Systematic name Ethanol Other names Ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, hydroxyethane, EtOH Molecular formula C2H6O Molar mass 46.06844(232) g/mol Appearance colourless clear liquid CAS number [64-17-5] Density and phase 0.789 g/cm³, liquid Solubility in water Fully miscible Melting point 158.8 K (−114.3 °C) Boiling point 351.6 K (78.4 °C) Turpentine is a fluid obtained by the complex distillation of resin obtained from trees, mainly various species of pine (Pinus). It is composed of t
