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Q: Can shellac thinner be used to thin oil based enamel paint?
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Before I paint a cork bulletin board it is recommended that I use a base of Shellac first before I spray paint so to eliminate bleeding through can i use clear enamel spray if i do not have shellac?

A clear enamel spray will just absorb into the cork. You might as well use the paint straight. Get a stain kill primer or a shellac based primer ant coat the cork prior to painting.


Why does the oil based paint dissolve in paint thinner but not in water?

Because paint thinner is also oil based and water is not.


Why methanol is use in paints?

Actually, it's rarely used in paint, and if it is, it would be as a dryer. Methanol is, however, a basic ingredient used to cut shellac to proper weight for application. Shellac is not paint, though.


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.


What can you use as paint thinner?

If you are using latex, thin with water. If using enamel, thin with paint thinner.Always read instructions on the can. They always say what to thin it with.


Is denatured alcohol a paint deglosser?

Denatured alcohol is considered a paint thinner and can also be used for cleaning shellac. Some people use denatured alcohol as a paint deglosser, but that is not recommended.


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.


Is bituminous paint a type of enamel paint?

Enamel paint is basically a type of oil based paint. It can be defined as a semi or high-gloss paint that levels out all by itself. You spread it evenly with a brush, and then the strokes vanish; it forms an enamel surface. It works superlatively on a distinctive primer that equalizes the surface.


Why does oil based paint require thinner to clean up?

Oil based paint is not water soluble and so needs paint thinner to clean the brushes etc.


What happens acrylic varnish on enamel paints?

It will protect the paint as long as you use a water based varnish, never use oil based varnish over water based paint. Tip: "water based enamel= water based finish". "oil based enamel= oil based finish".


Paint wood toys?

Sure, go ahead. I would use a water based paint, but finish it with several coats of shellac, children tend to put toys in their mouths, shellac will not hurt them.


Does thinner based paint dry faster than water based paint?

Generally, water based paint dries faster.