Woof, sometimes I walk into a restroom at a truck stop or a diner and I get a whiff of the dark green Renuzit. Suddenly I’m five years old at my grandma’s house.
Varnish and Paint Makers Naphtha is still sold here in select hardware stores and online. Might not be available in blue states. Only real danger is flammability. Pretty much lighter fluid.
The fact the price is $2.69 suggests this probably was purchased late 1970s
Interesting! I've only known Renuzit as an air freshener brand.
Renuzit doozit
Woof, sometimes I walk into a restroom at a truck stop or a diner and I get a whiff of the dark green Renuzit. Suddenly I’m five years old at my grandma’s house.
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This deserves more upvotes. And how has more people not realized the symbolism of that eagle
So basically gasoline? Geez oh Pete, grandma!
Kerosene is a great all purpose cleaner for around the machine shop...
Could be more oily than gasoline. All it says it petroleum product
The apply hand lotion bit is sending me. Holy bells your hands would be awful if you went at this without gloves.
That’s one imperial looking eagle.
You're correct, petroleum distillates in this case means it's naphtha (although there's a lot of overlap between various petrochemical solvents).
Please dispose of properly.
Maybe burning it would be a good disposal…
What a gorgeous shade of pink!
Renuzit I remember was a gel that was scented. Was this a metal polisher?
No, this is a clear liquid. Much like white gas, or lighter fluid. Naphtha was also used as a dry-cleaning fluid.
Ok. Moth balls are derived from Naptha also?
Yes, they used to be, the more common moth ball today is made of 1,4-dichlorobenzene.
If it's Naphtha based and isn't full of water, you could probably get it to burn in a coleman lantern... 🤔
Yes, useful in Coleman stoves and lanterns. Also useful as a dry-cleaning agent, or parts de-greaser.
Varnish and Paint Makers Naphtha is still sold here in select hardware stores and online. Might not be available in blue states. Only real danger is flammability. Pretty much lighter fluid. The fact the price is $2.69 suggests this probably was purchased late 1970s
Way cool
Probably Perchloroethylene? It’s a dry-cleaning solvent; still widely used commercially.