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40.
The commonly used thinner in oil paints, is
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Rnp said:
12 months ago
The main uses of crude oil naphtha fall into the general areas of;
(i) precursor to gasoline and other liquid fuels,
(ii) solvents or diluents for paints,
(iii) dry-cleaning solvents,
(iv) solvents for cutback asphalt,
(v) solvents in rubber industry, and (vi) solvents for industrial extraction processes.
(i) precursor to gasoline and other liquid fuels,
(ii) solvents or diluents for paints,
(iii) dry-cleaning solvents,
(iv) solvents for cutback asphalt,
(v) solvents in rubber industry, and (vi) solvents for industrial extraction processes.
Ankush Sharma said:
3 years ago
Solvents: these are oils used to thin the paints and increase the spread.
They are also called thinner.
They make the paint workable consistency and evaporate during the drying of the film.
Eg: Naptha, Sprit, petroleum, turpentine oil etc.
They are also called thinner.
They make the paint workable consistency and evaporate during the drying of the film.
Eg: Naptha, Sprit, petroleum, turpentine oil etc.
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Deepak said:
7 years ago
Commercially, the term "paint thinner" is rather broad, and can cover many different solvents like mineral spirits, naptha, even turpentine.
Deepak said:
7 years ago
Naphtha is a petroleum solvent similar to mineral spirits but with a greater volatility; it is used chiefly as a paint thinner or a cleaning agent. Naphtha is a more powerful solvent than mineral spirits, so less is needed to thin the same amount of paint.
Manish said:
8 years ago
What is naptha?
Pratysh said:
9 years ago
No both are thinner.
Soumik said:
9 years ago
In oil paint, thinner is turpentine oil.
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