varsol...?

hillbille · August 30, 2008, 05:09 PM

I bought about a quart of varsol recently to clean the soft top on my sons jeep,( removed goo left over from duct tape I put on) still have better than a pint of it left, does anyone know if it is any good as a cleaner for bp or any gun for that matter, my only concern is will it take off blueing? has anyone out there used it?

Hawg · August 30, 2008, 08:08 PM

Varsol is basically paint thinner. It can be used to make Ed's Red bore cleaner for smokeless guns but I wouldn't use it on bp. It won't hurt bluing but it will remove the finish from wood.

hillbille · August 30, 2008, 09:50 PM

thanks, just trying to find a use for it before it dries out. there has got to be some difference, paint thinner, rubbing alchohol, turpentine wouldn't take the duct tape goo off, varsol turned it to a sort of hard silicone gel that just rolled off.

Hawg · August 30, 2008, 11:05 PM

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GASCHECK · September 2, 2008, 09:51 PM

Hillbillie:

Varsol is very close to paint thinner. Both are petroleum based. Alcohol and turpentine are vegetable based. Kerosene is one step down from Varsol. If you want a really potent solvent, get LACQUER thinner. This will dissolve almost anything. I also notice that gasoline doesn't seem to clean stuff as well as it used to. Probably that ethanol crap they are adding to it.
Gun Scrub is a very good cleaner too, but watch out around plastics.

Gascheck

T. O'Heir · September 6, 2008, 05:46 PM

Varsol is a mineral spirits brand name. It's sold for cleaning paint brushes and as a degreaser. It won't hurt bluing, but it won't clean BP or smokeless well. It's great for removing cosmoline though. Doesn't dry out.

August 30, 2008, 05:09 PM	#1
hillbille Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2008 Location: west virginia born 1/19/1961 Posts: 222	varsol...? I bought about a quart of varsol recently to clean the soft top on my sons jeep,( removed goo left over from duct tape I put on) still have better than a pint of it left, does anyone know if it is any good as a cleaner for bp or any gun for that matter, my only concern is will it take off blueing? has anyone out there used it?

September 6, 2008, 05:46 PM	#6
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Varsol is a mineral spirits brand name. It's sold for cleaning paint brushes and as a degreaser. It won't hurt bluing, but it won't clean BP or smokeless well. It's great for removing cosmoline though. Doesn't dry out. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

August 30, 2008, 08:08 PM	#2
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Varsol is basically paint thinner. It can be used to make Ed's Red bore cleaner for smokeless guns but I wouldn't use it on bp. It won't hurt bluing but it will remove the finish from wood.

August 30, 2008, 09:50 PM	#3
hillbille Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2008 Location: west virginia born 1/19/1961 Posts: 222	thanks, just trying to find a use for it before it dries out. there has got to be some difference, paint thinner, rubbing alchohol, turpentine wouldn't take the duct tape goo off, varsol turned it to a sort of hard silicone gel that just rolled off.

August 30, 2008, 11:05 PM	#4
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=6&gl=us

September 2, 2008, 09:51 PM	#5
GASCHECK Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2004 Posts: 218	Hillbillie: Varsol is very close to paint thinner. Both are petroleum based. Alcohol and turpentine are vegetable based. Kerosene is one step down from Varsol. If you want a really potent solvent, get LACQUER thinner. This will dissolve almost anything. I also notice that gasoline doesn't seem to clean stuff as well as it used to. Probably that ethanol crap they are adding to it. Gun Scrub is a very good cleaner too, but watch out around plastics. Gascheck