I have just bought Diggers methylated spirits from Bunnings, and was alarmed to read this on the label:
"Not suitable for used in spirit burners. Use of this product in spirit burners could lead to serious burn injury."
Did a quick search of this forum, couldn't see any information about this warning, but Mark F posted about the chemical composition:
https://bushwalk.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 81#p383181
Quoting:
"Diggers brand does not have methanol but is 95% ethanol, 4.9% water and 0.1% non-toxic bittering agents."
I found a discussion on Trailer Sailor Place forum about the warning on the Diggers bottles:
https://www.trailersailerplace.com.au/p ... =2&t=15513
...so, it seems that the Diggers meths is the same as before, but they are now putting the warning on the label so as to protect themselves legally.
I found this:
https://www.smh.com.au/business/consume ... tfkk5.html
...so, it looks like the problem is "decorative alcohol burners". I didn't know there were such things!
Has anyone got any thoughts on this? Is Diggers still OK to use?