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Title: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: Garf on July 06, 2012, 10:20:32 AM
Benol is supposed to be a degummed, fortified castor oil. What is added besides dye and perfume?
Title: Re: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: Douglas Ames on July 09, 2012, 09:54:23 AM
Fiber  LL~
Title: Re: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: Garf on July 09, 2012, 11:51:20 AM
 %^@ Z@@ZZZ
Title: Re: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: Steve Helmick on July 09, 2012, 07:22:25 PM
What's it smell like? Does it smell like bananas, per chance?  :-\ Steve
Title: Re: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: RDJeff on July 10, 2012, 09:26:53 AM
Great stuff!  It is pink, and smells like cherry juice!  I don't think there any additives beyond the odor and the de-gumming agent.  I've used it for years in race bikes, with great results.  It is a bit spendy though! :o
Title: Re: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: Steve Helmick on July 11, 2012, 08:34:59 PM
Cherry? Sometimes, I put coconut scent in my fuel to entertain Da Dirt. Tower sells it in the car section.  y1 Steve
Title: Re: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: RDJeff on July 12, 2012, 09:33:26 AM
Yep, it is a very pleasant cherry smell!  People didn't mind being behind me in a race when I ran it, but not so much any more, as I'm running Castrol A747, which is a castor/synthetic blend.
Title: Re: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: Garf on July 12, 2012, 11:05:46 AM
Yep, it is a very pleasant cherry smell!  People didn't mind being behind me in a race when I ran it, but not so much any more, as I'm running Castrol A747, which is a castor/synthetic blend.
Is that stuff good for model fuel?
Title: Re: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: RDJeff on July 12, 2012, 02:58:49 PM
Probably, but it is out of production now.  I bought a case when the announcement was made that it wouldn't be available any more. :(
Title: Re: Benol-What is Added?
Post by: Larry Cunningham on July 12, 2012, 11:11:44 PM
We have to compete on various levels! ;->

That lovely "pink" smell of red O-Cedar oil (not for a model airplane!) is almond.. Wish Icould have some fuel that smelled like that - I'll bet my maneuver points would increase a little.

L.

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