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| Subject: | Re: Different names for chemicals |  |
| Date: | Sep 11, 2007 |
| From: | Sean Langley | |
Genuine turpentine is derived from pine trees so I doubt it's an equivalent for "mineral spirit". There is, however, artifical turpentine that's made from oil, which may be what you're looking at. "Mineral spirit" would be a generic term for anything derived from oil. In Britain I'd guess the most likely is white spirit or turps, although there are plenty of other thinners and solvents also derived from oil. I believe most enamel paint has an oil-based solvent, although different manufacturers might use different solvents. What this means for practical use is that most types that you can get at a hardware shop will do the job (possibly not WD-40). But if you were, say, thinning paints, you'd get the best results by using the original solvent, to avoid problems like emulsification. Turpentine will do equally well for cleaning brushes but I wouldn't mix it with anything oil-based.
Many artists' oils are still based on plant oils, chiefly linseed, and turpentine is an excellent cleaner for them.
Acrylic thinners are different again. Not being a user, I'm not familiar with the chemistry, but I believe they're a different oil-based solvent that, again, is unlikely to mix well with enamel compounds. The mystery for me is, if you can thin with water, what does the other thinner do?
Then there's cellulose thinners for lacquer.
And then there's other chemicals, like the witches' brew of glues that are available ... I know there are some experts on Track-Link so I'll shut up at this point and let them take over!
seán |
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