Notebook

Notebook, 1993-

MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Oil Painting - Binders and Diluents - Thinners and Solvents - Ketones

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.

Ketones - Acetone
It is produced by the fermentation of grain or by processing petroleum, and it is an extremely strong solvent that will dissolve natural resins, cellulose nitrate, vinyl resins, and many other materials. It can mix well with linseed oils, water, and other solvents. Dried oil films can be dissolved by acetone, and so it is used in some commercial paint removers. It should be employed with adequate ventilation, for it is irritating and highly volatile, and should be handled with respect for the fire hazard implicit in its very low flash point (0° F.). [p. 43]

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














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