Bob,
Industrial Methylated Spirit  (  IMS ) :
	I've been in touch with our suppliers and they are sending me a data
sheet ( to my amazement we didn't already have one )  However, as far as I'm
aware this is 99% alcohol   -   ethanol with 5% methanol, so in that respect
it's very much like the  S3DA denatured alcohol in the USA . Because of
this, it isn't subject to the same Customs and Excise regulations as
absolute ethanol. It's therefore cheaper and works just as well in the
processing and staining machines.
	'Cheers'
		Alex Brown
		Crosshouse Hospital
		Kilmarnock, Scotland.