Re: What is Rubbing Alcohol ?
Like alpinestarhero says, meths is ethanol, but deliberately contaminated with methanol which is highly poisonous, carcinogenic even. Ethanol is drinking alcohol but 100%, whereas "spirits" are about 40%. The methanol is added to stop you drinking the "spirit", hence 'methylated spirits'.
I definitely wouldn't use nail varnish remover as it is acetone and will dissolve plastic.
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