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Mineral oil is not used to remove paint. Mineral spirits is used to thin and cleanup oil based paints, however it will not affect the paint once it has dried.
Remove dried oil based paint by scraping or use lacquer thinner to soften the paint so that it can be removed.
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What should you use to clean a paint brush use in oil based paint?
mineral spirits.
Why can you get paint off with white spirit and not water?
Spirit based is oil based and oil and water don't mix. Use paint thinner or mineral spirits.
What do you thin Rust-Oleum paint with?
if it is water based, then water, if it is oil based, mineral spirits
Can isopropyl alcohol be substituted for mineral spirits?
No. Isopropyl alcohol can not be substituted for mineral spirits. It will not blend well with oil based paint and will not remove oil based paints.
Thinner or reducer for oil based paint?
Thinner--specifically, mineral spirits. Reducer is used in urethane car paint.
What should you use to clean a paint brush use in oil based paint?
mineral spirits.
Why can you get paint off with white spirit and not water?
Spirit based is oil based and oil and water don't mix. Use paint thinner or mineral spirits.
What do you thin Rust-Oleum paint with?
if it is water based, then water, if it is oil based, mineral spirits
Can isopropyl alcohol be substituted for mineral spirits?
No. Isopropyl alcohol can not be substituted for mineral spirits. It will not blend well with oil based paint and will not remove oil based paints.
Thinner or reducer for oil based paint?
Thinner--specifically, mineral spirits. Reducer is used in urethane car paint.
Can you use gasoline to clean oil based paint on brush?
It may work as gasoline is powerful, but its not ideal. Try linseed oil.
What type of thinner is used for oil varnish?
Oil-based poly varnish is thinned with mineral spirits. Water-based poly varnish is thinned with water. And polyurethane car paint is thinned with reducer.
Is Alkaline paint oil based paint?
oil based
Can you use a oil based paint over a water based paint?
Yes. Clean and degloss the oil based paint, apply an oil based primer, then apply the water based paint.
What is difference between linseed oil and mineral spirits?
Linseed oil is just that, oil. Mineral spirits are alcohol based and would cause a different reaction if you used it in oil paints. The paint would break down or never dry.
Oil based paint cleaners?
Mineral spirits or turpentine (oid). Use the first. You can get an odorless product. This suggestion is for your brushes.
Can you use a water base paint over oil base paint?
Yes. Clean and degloss the oil based paint, apply an oil based primer, then apply the water based paint.
