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[edit] Is White Spirit an Acetic Acid?

Or are they of the same thing?

White spirit and acetic acid are unrelated chemically. --Ed (Edgar181) 17:22, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

What is White Spirit used for in the home? Is it harmful to the skin? TurboForce 17:24, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is White Spirit what the American's call Naptha?

Are they the same thing? How does White Spirit relate to Turpentine Substitute? Can you use it in Coleman fuel lamps in the same way that you can use paraffin? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.210.144.145 (talk) 20:26, 7 December 2006 (UTC).

The article on naphtha says it's the same except that in UK white spirit is something completely different. Unfortunately the present article does not currently expound on this. __meco 08:15, 20 July 2007 (UTC)