Went to Wal-Mart to get mineral spirits (clear, like water), which I've done before. The spirits I purchased today was milky and it was not as watery as previous purchases.... same container as previous purchases. The lid was still sealed I strained it through a paper towel and collected a bit of a cream-like residue on the towel. The stained part was still milky in color and still not as watery as previous products.
Is this some sort of new mineral spirits? .... Klean Strip odorless brand.
Rinsing some paint stripper with this stained milky stuff didn't seem to be as effective as with my previous clear spirits purchases. It doesn't wring dry from a cloth rag, either. It's like wringing out syrup, i.e., some slow-flowing remainer continues to ooze out after the watery aspect has been wrung out.
I applied stripper, then opened this new container and discovered this stuff. I had to use some of it for this initial stripping of a small area. I don't like testing a new (to me) product on someone's furniture, this way.
I'm considering bringing it back and get the labeled "paint thinner", which is clear, for rinsing my stripper.
Comments? Anyone know if this is legitimate spirits? Sonny