Smoke Oil Recipes  

A Collection of Smoke Oil Formulas

The following list of smoke oil formulas either appear in our Secret Smoke Success tips booklet or they come from our customers. TME has not verified all of the listed recipes. They are presented here for those modelers wishing to experiment with the production of smoke in model airplanes. If you want to experiment with these formulas you must agree to assume all risks. For those willing to experiment we suggest testing the oil for compatibility with the paints and covering material used on your model with scraps before actually using it with your model. Never inhale the smoke produced by your model. Have a fire extinguisher nearby for safety. 

• #1 FAVORITE - Diesel & Concrete Form Release Oil 50:50 (obtained from construction industry goes under the name of Chevron/Texaco "Canopus 13" oil [formerly called Corvus Oil], EXXON Unuius-15, SUNOCO 222, Corbisol.) (Source: the late Ed Izzo from Florida (inventor of foam construction technique for model wings))
  
• Shell Oil Company "Vitrea 22" with Faxum oil as a backup ( Source: Vern Gwin Saskatoon Aerocentre)
  
• Kerosene Diesel & kerosene 50:50 (Source: unknown) 
  
  
• Diesel and Automatic transmission Fluid 50:50 (Source: unknown) 
  
  
• Diesel and small amount of butyl carbitol (used by clothes cleaners) no more than 30% butyl carbitol (Source: Model Airplane News article.) 
  
  
• Diesel oil No. 2 (Source: unknown) 
  
• Lemon oil (used for cleaning) (Source: customer at WRAM show 1997)
  
  
• EXXON Mentor 28  (Source: Ad Clark, Kalispell, MT)
  
  
• LAMP OIL by Lamp Light Farms and 40% HAVOLINE 5 OR 10 WEIGHT OIL. 

  HAVOLINE  is a parafin based oil, seems to work best in smaller 2-strokes ( Source JIM KITSON From: PAGE, ARIZONA)

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