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.
The aromatic hydrocarbons employed for their solvent action on waxes, rubber, and resins were for many years obtained chiefly from coal tar, a product made from coke and coal gas. Benzene, toluene, and xylene, the principal aromatics, were often designated according to their source as coal-tar products. However, aromatic hydrocarbons can be obtained from petroleum, and by the 1950s, in response to increased demands for aromatics, the petroleum industry through improved techniques was producing substantial amounts of aromatics from selected petroleum fractions.
The aromatic compounds are flammable, and some are extremely poisonous. [p. 41]
[Kay, Reed. The Painter's Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.]
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