Things that eats away at rubber are acetone, Varsol, turpentine, magnesium and sodium hydroxide, alcohol and even ethanol and ethanol based gasoline.
Gasoline dissolves the majority of rubbers, only nitrile (NBR) and Viton (FKM) rubbers are resistant to hydrocarbons.
If you use a “simple” rubber for your seal, it will dissolve and leak.
Varsol is made of a mixture of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons, usually in the range of C7-C12.
Varsol is a type of solvent that is known as mineral spirits or white spirits or Turpentine and have been used in industries for decades and was developed to replace kerosene in solvent applications.
Turpentine is better than thinner for interior painting and also will dry faster than thinner.
The turpentine is also less toxic when compared to other paint thinners that are petroleum based.
Turpentine is a semifluid substance consisting of resins dissolved in a volatile oil and this mixture is separable by various distillation techniques into a volatile portion called oil (or spirit) of turpentine and a nonvolatile portion called rosin.
The biggest difference between mineral spirits and turpentine, and one that might make you wary of the switch between the two, is that the turpentines can be more harmful to use than mineral spirits.
Mineral spirits are a more refined paint thinner distilled from petroleum.
The main benefit is that the odor isn't as strong because it doesn't contain other chemical additives, like benzene.
However, because they're refined, they aren't as powerful as other kind of paint thinner.
Mineral spirits are organic solvents you use for cleaning equipment and thinning paints.
The solvent mineral spirits is also called Stoddard solvent or white spirit and is also used as a cleaning agent.
Mineral spirits are made via the petroleum distilling process.
Mineral spirits are also heavily refined when compared to paint thinner.
Acetone and mineral spirits are not the same, and should not be treated as if they are.
Part of the confusion between mineral spirits and acetone comes from the fact that both are used as thinners.
Painters commonly use mineral spirits, for example, to thin the paint that they put into paint sprayers.
Acetone, on the other hand, is used to thin lacquer.
Mineral spirits often contain substances, such as toluene, that are CERCLA hazardous substances.
Common uses for mineral spirits include.
Cleaning Paint Tools. Mineral spirits are excellent for dissolving paint.
Degreasing Vehicle Parts. Another common use of mineral spirits apart from thinning paint is degreasing.
As A Solvent For Thinning Paint. This one is the most common use of mineral spirits.
As A Cleaner For Floor Scuffs.