Industrial methylated spirits

Description

The British equivalent to denatured alcohol. Industrial methylated spirits (IMS) contains approximately 95% ethanol with 5% methanol. It is used as a solvent and a thinner.

Synonyms and Related Terms

IMS; methylated spirits; denatured alcohol

Authority

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 301

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• Ceramics and Glass Conservation Section, List of Workshop Materials, The British Museum, London

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998