MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Oil Painting - Binders and Diluents - Thinners and Solvents - Aliphatic 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.
These liquids, distilled from petroleum and marketed as paint thinners, vary somewhat in exact character depending upon the manufacturer. They are sold under company names such as Varsol [Humble Oil & Refining Co.] or Amsco [American Mineral Spirits Co.] odorless mineral spirits. Mineral spirits are used to clean wet oil paint from brushes, tools, and clothing and to thin oil color. They affect the paint film in the same way as turpentine does and, although somewhat cheaper, can safely be used in its place. However, because they do not dissolve solid dammar resins, they cannot be used as a turpentine substitute in making dammar varnish or in diluting heavy concentrations of dammar solutions. The flash point of mineral spirits is around 95° F. [p. 40]
[Kay, Reed. The Painter's Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.]
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