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Notebook, 1993-

MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Oil Painting - Binders and Diluents - Thinners and Solvents - Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Characteristics - Painting Methods & Techniques - Materials and Equipment - Work Space & Storage - Manufacture of Pigments - Protection of the Picture

From: Kay, Reed. The Painter's Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.

Aromatic Hydrocarbons - Naphtha


In the painting trade, the term naphtha is applied indiscriminately to volatile distillates of either petroleum or coal tar.

Coal-tar naphtha may contain benzene, toluene, and other aromatic components. The flash point is around 35° F. [p. 41]

Solvent naphtha contains toluene and xylene. It is made when benzene is removed from coal-tar naphtha by distillation. The flash point is 80° F.

Petroleum naphtha is a grade of petroleum solvent, sometimes labeled V. M. and P. [Varnish Makers' and Painters'] naphtha. Its flash point varies, depending on the manufacturer, between 35° F. and 50° F. [pp. 41-42]

[Kay, Reed. The Painter's Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.]










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