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It can be used in place of Gasoline on Gas powered cars.Some paint thinners do not work however, the ones that do have "Toluene" or "Xylene" in them.
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Is it possible to replace golf grip solvent with thinner?
I use mineral spirits, a.k.a. paint thinner. It's cheap and I always have some around.
Who invented paint thinner?
Justin Branhan Smith
What is the basic formula of making thinner?
Paint thinner? There are two basic paint thinners on the market. The old timey one is turpentine. The process of making it is to extract the resin from pine trees then distill the resin to extract the turpentine from it. Turpentine is expensive, so the modern paint thinner is mineral spirits, which is made out of hydrocarbons and hexane.
What is different between methyl ethyl ketone and paint thinner?
paint thinner is any solvent used either to thin paint or cleanup after finishing painting, typically a mixture of organic solvents with mineral spirits being a major componentmethyl ethyl ketone is an organic solvent, may or may not be a component in a given brand of paint thinner, also available as a separate product
Is methanol paint thinner?
Methanol is known as denatured alcohol. It is the most common paint thinner for shellac. Methanol is used to strip varnishes. Mineral spirits is the stripper used for painted surfaces.
Should diesel be used as thinner in bituminous paint?
NO Do not use ANYTHING not recommended by the manufacturer.
Can you use gas with tremclad paint as a thinner?
No, it won't work. Use regular paint thinner.
Can you use paint thinner to thin out paint?
That is what it is made for
Can you use paint thinner to remove paint from wood trim?
Yes you can use paint thinner to remove the paint on the wood. 2nd Answer: No, paint thinner will not remove paint from anything. Most paint is now water-based, anyway. Paint thinner does just what the names says: It thins oil based paint if the paint is too thick for some reason.
What is the use of paint tinner?
You must be referring to 'paint thinner' -it's used to make the paint thinner, strange as that may sound.
What happens if you use paint thinner in latex paint?
No, you use water to thin latex paint. Thinner is for oil based paint.
How do you use brake fluid to remove paint?
To remove paint you must use thinner.
Is paint thinner a colloid?
paint thinner is basically paint thinner
Does paint thinner ruin paint jobs?
There are many reasons you would need to use paint thinner while on the job. The main reason that you would use paint thinner on the job is if you were going to repaint something and needed to remove the old paint first.
How do you remove paint splatter on an unfinished steel door?
Use thinner for that paint.
How do you get oil biased paint of your skin?
You need to use a paint thinner like terpentine.
paint thinner spilled on garage floor, how to rid of fumes?
You can use cat litter to soak up any excess paint thinner. Open all doors and windows, and use fans to help the thinner evaporate quicker.
