<p>I'm new to 3D printing and have bought a resin printer.</p>

<p>Cleaning with <strong>Isopropol Alcohol</strong> seems to be the rage, however I think this is unaware of cost savings.  It appears <strong>methylated spirits</strong> is ok and is 25% the cost of Isopropol Alcohol.</p>

<p>I'm now down to wondering if I should buy methylated spirits or <strong>turpentine</strong> (I ruled out <strong>kerosene</strong> as too flammable)?
I'm leaning towards methylated spirits, however would like input.</p>

<p><strong>Factors</strong> I'm curious about:</p>

<ol>
<li>Cost: same for methylated spirits and turpentine.</li>
<li>Evaporation/solvency: ?</li>
<li>Flammability: ?</li>
<li>Poisonous levels: ?</li>
<li>Resin object cleaning effect: ?</li>
<li>Skin effects: ?</li>
<li>Smell: ?</li>
</ol>

<p>I checked a few <a href="https://www.sydneysolvents.com.au/mineral-turpentine" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sources</a>.</p>

[{'answer_id': 13857, 'author': 'LukeDunkley', 'author_id': 21277, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/21277', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I would personally stick to isopropanol. Be aware that 3D printing is a very expensive hobby, but health wise this is a better option. Methylated spirits can quickly become dangerous, and often can burn with a close to invisible flame, meaning that you may not even see if it is burning. Also, the fumes can quickly become dangerous, whereas after years of dealing with isopropanol I have noticed no ill effects. Cost should not be your primary concern, health of you and your printer should be.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 16157, 'author': 'Matthew Abbott', 'author_id': 28005, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/28005', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>Are you for real?</p>\n<p>Isopropyl alcohol is less dangerous to your health than ethanol with a touch of denaturant?</p>\n<p>Seriously read the MSDS sheets for the products and know what's in them before you say stuff.</p>\n<p>The amount of MEK or MIBK is so small.</p>\n<p>Some and not many methylated spirits have a small fraction of methanol but so little that it is safe to work with.</p>\n<p>Why would they sell methylated spirits in the supermarket and not IPA if it was more dangerous?</p>\n<p>Personally, I would read the SDS/MSDS sheet for the metho if you are worried and find one that is only denatured with Bitrex but to be honest I doubt there will be a health issue any more so than IPA with any of them.</p>\n"}]
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