Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Cheap alternative to typical Zippo lighter fluid

  1. #1

    Default Cheap alternative to typical Zippo lighter fluid

    I know it’s been a lifetime. I hope everyone is well. https://youtu.be/-GE2pz0z2oY

    Cheap alternative to typical Zippo lighter fluid!


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    S.W. Idaho, USA
    Posts
    910

    Default

    That Naptha works very well.

    S.M.
    "They that can give up essential liberty to gain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

    - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790),U.S. statesman, scientist, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

  3. #3

    Default

    Here's what I think is the original recipe for the Zippo fluid:

    70% Light Hydrotreated Distillate (naptha) CAS# 68410-97-9 (camp fuel) and
    30% Hydrotreated Light Naptha CAS#64742-49-0 (VM&P naphtha)

    It may have changed in recent years. Both are different types of naphtha. The first one is apparently more volatile than the second. Based on what I've read, they add the heavier, and less volatile fluid (VM&P naphtha) as a balance to the lighter, more volatile fluid (camp fuel) for the "proper" flame.

    I read it in a forum on the Internet, so it must be true.
    "The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play." Capt. James T. Kirk

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •