Industrial methylated spirits

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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

Resources and Citations

  • 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