Well I've been running my TK800or S-9 stove on petrol for a while as I refuse to pay £10 for a liter of Coleman fuel but I finally got sick of the smell of petrol and the fumes given off whil priming the stove, not to mention the greasy film it leaves in anything you spill it on. So I started looking for alternatives and found a few threads on various sites mentioning that panel wipe (used to degrease car panels before painting) is very similar to coelman fuel.
The issue with this is that not all of them are suitable due to the fact that some are water based and others contain additives. After a few hour of searching I came across TETROSYL PANEL WIPE, it's 100% pure n-Hexane which is one of the hydrocarbons found in petrol. It has an octane rating of 26, evaporates without leaving a trace and burns very well. Even though it's less flamable than petrol I found it primes in my stove much quicker and even simmers stightly better if a windshield is used.
I payed £20 for 5 liters deliverd off ebay but have since found it for around £13 on this site:
http://www.metalflake.co.uk/product_details.php?id=PWS050
The manufacturers COSSH/product information sheet can be found here:
http://www.tetrosyl.com/clients/www.tetrosyl.com/assets/Pdf/Refinishing_MSDS/Pre-wipe_Degreaser.pdf
The issue with this is that not all of them are suitable due to the fact that some are water based and others contain additives. After a few hour of searching I came across TETROSYL PANEL WIPE, it's 100% pure n-Hexane which is one of the hydrocarbons found in petrol. It has an octane rating of 26, evaporates without leaving a trace and burns very well. Even though it's less flamable than petrol I found it primes in my stove much quicker and even simmers stightly better if a windshield is used.
I payed £20 for 5 liters deliverd off ebay but have since found it for around £13 on this site:
http://www.metalflake.co.uk/product_details.php?id=PWS050
The manufacturers COSSH/product information sheet can be found here:
http://www.tetrosyl.com/clients/www.tetrosyl.com/assets/Pdf/Refinishing_MSDS/Pre-wipe_Degreaser.pdf