Hi
I'm an absolute beginner and keen to have a go at a trial batch of BD. I'm stuck on trying to find a small quantity of methanol. Coogee Chemicals Kwinana will happily sell me 800 litres for $640, which is a great price but rather a lot for starters. Any tips anyone?
Eric

Hi Eric, methanol is used by the model aeroplane hobby and is mixed with oil and sometimes nitromethane to make a two stroke fuel for the model engines. If you ask at some of the hobby shops you might find one who will supply a quantity of methanol but make sure it is not mixed with any oil, you just want neat methanol. Most of them will have the fuel premixed and buy it in like that, but some carry bulk methanol for those that like to mix their own fuel.
Another source could be people involved in racing cars, dragsters and the like. Some service stations here (QLD) sell 20ltrs for about $40.
Regards
Peter

Eric,
The prices are a bit old, but try these companies:

Great Western Petroleum (Shell)
22 Bracks St, Fremantle WA 6
ph: (08) 9430 7888
Methanol
20L $43.00 ($2.15 @ litre)
200L$214.50 ($1.07 @ litre)

Cooper & Dysart
119 Kurnall Rd, Welshppol WA 6106
ph: (08) 9351 8881
Methanol
20L $39.38 ($1.97 @ litre)
200L$217.80 ($1.08 @ litre)

Recochem
Bracks St, Fremantle WA
ph: (08) 9433 4111
DAA Ethanol (100% - no water)
20L $93.50 ($4.68 @ litre)
200L$327.80 ($1.64 @ litre)

Westfuel
Ph: 08 9353 2566
Methanol$183.50 per 200 L drum, delivered

BM Racing
ph: 0419919343
27 McIntyre Way, Kenwick
200 ltr. Drum of methanol for $210.00


Please let us know how you get on.
Tony

Excellent!
Thanks very much. I will get back as soon as I get a chance.
Eric

There is also the 2nd Coogee Methanol Agent in Osborne Park / Northern Suburbs to consider as well. RPW service Centre.

One thing to also consider with methanol supplies. is that many of the methanol suppliers are not supplying pure methanol. Many of them have caster oil and other additivies in them.

Coogee methanol is the only Pure Methanol in Australia that is refined and disributed from Australia. Drumed and sold direct to the user, there is no additives etc added to it at all.

One of our customers, who is making Bio Diesel locally asked me to hop onto these forums and let people know about us who were looking for not just methanol, but a quality methanol.

The Coogee Methanol is the one that the majority of racers use due to its high consistancy and purity.

Feel free to ask any questions on this if you wish and I will try to answer them.

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How important is it to get quality menthanol? wouldn't the impurities just blend out during the methoxide mix and wash stage? I thought water % was more of a concern? I bought some methanol from a hobby shop with 1% water content but it cost me $25 for 5 liters. very expensive(this will be for some test batches before I get into the larger quantities).