WOW.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Paint thinner - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_thinner

   A paint thinner is a solvent used to thin oil-based paints. Solvents labeled "paint thinner" are usually mineral spirits having a flash point at about 40 °C (104 °F), [1] the same as some popular brands of charcoal starter. [2] Common solvents historically used as paint thinners include: [3] Mineral spirits (North America) / White spirit ...

3. Oil paint - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_paint

   Oil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit , and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the dried oil paint film.

4. White spirit - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spirit

   White Spirit is a petroleum distillate used as a paint thinner and mild solvent . White spirit is an inexpensive petroleum -based replacement for the vegetable -based turpentine. It is commonly used as a paint thinner for oil-based paint and cleaning brushes, and as an organic solvent in other applications. Mineral turpentine is chemically very ...

5. Surfactants in paint - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfactants_in_paint

   The solvent also modifies the curing rate and viscosity of the paint in its liquid state. There are two types of paint: solvent-borne and water-borne paints. Solvent-borne paints use organic solvents as the primary vehicle carrying the solid components in a paint formulation, whereas water-borne paints use water as the continuous medium.

6. Turpentine - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine

   Solvent. As a solvent, turpentine is used for thinning oil-based paints, for producing varnishes, and as a raw material for the chemical industry. Its use as a solvent in industrialized nations has largely been replaced by the much cheaper turpentine substitutes obtained from petroleum such as white spirit.

7. Conservation and restoration of paintings - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_and...

   Acrylic paintings were introduced in the 1950s and the material differs from oil paint in chemical and physical properties. There are two types of acrylic paints used in acrylic paintings. There is solvent-based and water-based. Solvent-based acrylic paints are soluble in mineral spirits, and water-based acrylic paints are water-soluble.