Molotov Cocktail

[Temptation]

For making a Molotov Cocktail is it Possible to Use a

beer bottle

paint thinner

and a rag soaked in paint thinner?


I'd like to try this out but I'm not sure if It will work so does anyone have any first hand experience on any of this?

Thanks alot...

[Sargandil]

Should work... If Thinner burns good... and the rag offcourse

Oh yeah, very important; don't throw it against something (brick wall, window) so that it bounces back. You will start to burn, so don't just throw it against something unless you are sure that the bottle will break

[firetime27]

paint thinner isnt flammable enough use gasoline

[cLaRk-WsD-08]

paint thinner is an alcohol and i think being an alcohol it might be more flammable than gas

[modest mouse]

nail polish works better than alchohol if u hav no gasoline...if u can...try to use that if ur sticking to housheld shit....

[Temptation]

Alright I'll try that then...I've been wanting to do this for a while but I've been kinda deciding where to try it and when to do it...I'm thnking about throwing one at somones car in middle of the night rofl...but that might not be a good idea....K well I'll try the nailpolish then....is there a certain amount to put in the bottle?

[Cuddles]

just enuff that it doesnt touch the rag, the rag shouldnt touch it till it breaks/you turn it upside down, like a dipshit.....

[Temptation]

Alright thanks man..I'm gonna go try this this weekend or something it'll be sweet.....

[Temptation]

Alright so I tried it today and I light the rag and threw it like right away and it didnt dto anything...I filled it up a quarter way with paint thinner...it burns really good...but what did Id o wrong? not let it flame long enough ?

[Pablo Escobar]

When making molotov cocktails, I think its best to stick with the formula contained in Steal This Book!

Molotov cocktails are a classic street fighting weapon served up around the world. If you've never made one, you should try it the next time you are in some out-of-the-way barren place just to wipe the fear out of your mind and know that it works. Fill a thin-walled bottle half full with gasoline. Break up a section of styrofoam (cups made of this substance work fine) and let it sit in the gasoline for a few days. The mixture should be slushy and almost fill the bottle. The styrofoam spreads the flames around and regulates the burning. The mixture has nearly the same properties as napalm. Soap flakes (not detergents) can be substituted for styrofoam. Rubber cement and sterno also work. In a pinch, plain gasoline will do nicely, but it burns very fast. A gasoline-kerosene mixture is preferred by some folks.

Throwing, although by far not the safest method, is sometimes necessary. The classic technique of stuffing a rag in the neck of a bottle, lighting and tossing is foolish. Often gas fumes escape from the bottle and the mixture ignites too soon, endangering the thrower. If you're into throwing, the following is a much safer method: Once the mixture is prepared and inside the bottle, cap it tightly using the original cap or a suitable cork. Then wash the bottle off with rubbing alcohol and wipe it clean. Just before you leave to strike a target, take a strip of rag or a tampax and dip it in gasoline. Wrap this fuse in a small plastic baggie and attach the whole thing to the neck of the capped bottle with the aid of several rubber bands. When you are ready to toss, use a lighter to ignite the baggie. Pall back your arm and fling it as soon as the tampax catches fire. This is a very safe method if followed to the letter. The bottle must break to ignite. Be sure to throw it with some force against a hard surface.

Naturally, an even safer method is to place the firebomb in a stationary position and rig up a timing fuse. Cap tightly and wipe with alcohol as before. The alcohol wipe not only is a safety factor, but it eliminates tell-tale fingerprints in case the Molotov doesn't ignite. Next, attach an ashcan fire cracker (M-80) or a cherry bomb to the side of the bottle using epoxy glue. A fancier way is to punch a hole in the cap and pull the fuse of the cherry bomb up through the hole before you seal the bottle. A dab of epoxy will hold the fuse in place and insure the seal. A firecracker fuse ignites quickly so something will have to be rigged that will deal the action enough to make a clean getaway.

When the firebomb is placed where you want it, light up a non-filter cancerette. Take a few puffs (being sure not to inhale the vile fumes) to get it going and work the unlighted end over the fuse of the firecracker. This will provide a delay of from 5 to 15 minutes. To use this type of fuse successfully, there must be enough air in the vicinity so the flame won't go out. A strong wind would not be good either. When the cancerette burns down, it sets off the firecracker which in turn explodes and ignites the mixture. The flames shoot out in the direction opposite to where you attach the firecracker, thus allowing you to aim the firebomb at the most flammable material. With the firecracker in the cap, the flames spread downward in a halo. The cancerette fuse can also be used with a book of matches to ignite a pool of gasoline or a trash can. Stick the unlighted end behind the row of match heads and close the cover. A firecracker attached to a gallon jug of red paint and set off can turn an office into total abstract art.

Commercial fuses are available in many hobby stores. Dynamite fuses are excellent and sold in most rural hardware stores. A good way to make a homemade fuse is described above under the Smoke Bomb section. By adding an extra few feet of fuse to the device and then attaching the lit cancerette fuse, you add an extra measure of caution. It is most important to test every type of fuse device you plan to use a number of times before the actual hit. Some experimentation will allow you to standardize the results. If you really want to get the job done right and have the time, place several molotov cocktails in a group and rig two with fuses (in case one goes out). When one goes, they all go . . .BAROOOOOOOOOOM!

Has anyone tried the styrofoam bit? People always say to use gasoline, but I imagine this would work better.

[Temptation]

Adding the styrofoam makes it like a paste and then it basically becomes like napalm lmao...but alright I'll go by that book then..

[Cuddles]

NO! DONT BUY IT, STEAL IT....follow what it says to the letter.....


and i doubt a quarter of the way would do shit....you need enuff that it can actually have something to burn after it bursts.....and yeah, styrofoam idea seems like it would stick better.....simplified napalm due to a lack of certain necessities when making napalm

[Pyro11231]

would using thin napalm work

[firetime27]

yeah it will work.

[the homo phobe]

paint thinner isnt flammable enough use gasolineOr kerosene!(I seem to have forgotten how to spell it so don't bitch if I spelled it wrong.)

[the homo phobe]

paint thinner isnt flammable enough use gasolineOr kerosene!(I seem to have forgotten how to spell it so don't bitch if I spelled it wrong.)

[RAV]

Just some slightly relevant information to you guys. If you use alcohol it needs to be, I believe, at least 40 proof (20%), maybe higher but I don't remember. This means that beer will not help you at all. Be like the Russians and use vodka.

[numerator-91]

paint thinner does work for molitovs and its a good flame too napalm is a better mix cause it burns longer and causes more things to possibly light on fire the key is the rag that your using make sure to soak the rag in gas or something, sometimes when i make um the flame goes out so if that happens like 2/3 of the time i just light the bottle and throw (it doesn't explode just be very careful when throwing the flame can jump out)

you necro post one more time and i will crush you brutally

[Maggotsfriend]

Here is a list of the molitovs I have used in the Past.

Petrol:Motor Oil 1:1
Petrol:Roofing Tar 1:1
Egg Based Gel Fuel 85:14:1 Petrol/Egg Whites/Salt Mixed together until gel like liquid has formed heat in capped jar to increase thickness
Petrol:Soup Using a cheese grater shred the bars of soap, boil petrol using a double boiler add soup shreds til a disired thickness has been reached
Petrol:Styrofoam

I have heard of using the contents with in juice sachets mixed with petrol but I would say that unless you boiled it together in a capped jar you would get a molten candy

[DoG MikkyW]

want a cookie?

[Maggotsfriend]

No but I was just pointing what worked for me.

[DoG MikkyW]

And I was just pointing out you deserve a fucking cookie.

[Maggotsfriend]

I actually feel like a big piece of steak, But that's just me

Anyone heard of any other Molotovs which proved successful?

[hydromonster]

i would try adding the rubber cement
ive burned rubber cepent before and its hard to make it go out withought completely sufocating it

[_K_]

Has anyone heard of the jell-o molotov cocktail? Apparently you can mix a gellatin mix with a small amount of water, and gasoline or another very flammable liquid. Supposedly the gellatin keeps the stuff from sloshing around too much, keeps it burning longer and it sticks to other objects when it ***ts. I can't find anything about this, but it sounds like it would work.

[Maggotsfriend]

Wouldn't it make it harder to splash it everywhere on impact.

Egg based gel fuel is similar.

[DoG MikkyW]

Eggs suck dick because of inconsistency.

[Maggotsfriend]

Care to explain..?

[DoG MikkyW]

Care to explain..?

nope .

[Maggotsfriend]

God I love you numerator I'm trying very hard not to start an argument cause I have a lot of respect for you my friend.

[DoG MikkyW]

Meh, those weren't fighting words, I just told him to fuck off because he got a cookie already.

[Maggotsfriend]

I was just curious to see why you didn't think strongly of the egg based gel fuel. Its had great success among me a a few associates.

[DoG MikkyW]

Well, I just don't like the idea. It seems that eggs are inconsistent, and I don't know a definite chemical formula for egg.

[Maggotsfriend]

Its reliable, its simple and its cheap.

And thats all I have to say about that.

[DoG MikkyW]

Fair enough, I dislike them, and you like them, there is no deciding positive or negative arguments, that's why I tried to avoid this, but whatever...

[Maggotsfriend]

Curious... What do you use as a substitute ?

[DoG MikkyW]

I don't substitute, I use Styrofoam.

[Maggotsfriend]

Its not a gel fuel then... I think

[Ninjaofdeth]

with styrofoam and gasoline its more of a goo than a gel. if goo can be classified as a scientific word....

[Karusian]

Goo is absolutly the right term in this matter, Both these solutions has upsides and drawbacks.
So don't whine if you don´t got any solid arguments(if you have solid arguments...Whine on)

[DoG MikkyW]

Meh, this was a blatant necro post. Karusian, you are a new member, so it's all good. But for future references, don't post on a 2 week old topic with nothing new or helpful to add.

[fuckthesystem]

using the styrofoam in it will reduce the vapers and make the mixture stick to what ever it hits...i tried that at my house one time...its on hell of a way to start a bon fire

[BlindPedestrian]

In theory, if you reduced the vapors it would be easier to use the rag technique, since it would be less likely for it to catch fire too soon. So in a sense it's safer to the user.

[pyro_davey]

just use napalm or do wut i would do make combo of the thiner/gasoline and nitros oxide u know the shit dentist use in luaghing gas (sorry bad speeling)