2007-01-07 11:17:41 · 12 answers · asked by tkmtran 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
It cleans the paint off paint brushes and spills or adjust the colors in paint.
2007-01-07 11:22:36 · answer #1 · answered by kikaida42 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mineral spirits are paint thinners.
All paints are made with different bases. Some are oil based, some latex, some acrylic. Different thinners for different bases.
2007-01-07 11:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by Lion J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
paint thinner differ depending on what you are trying to thin. alkyd based paints (technically it is illegal to manufacture an oil based anymore, they are all alkyd) are best thinned with turpentine. water based paints are best thinned with floetrol - NOT WATER. water breaks the paint down, doesn't thin it properly. if you try to thin water based paint with water it has a negative effect on viscosity. anyway, long answer short (too late) paint thinners are additives that prolong the drying time of the paint, giving the paint ample time to self-level, thereby reducing brush strokes and orange peel.
2007-01-08 03:48:00 · answer #3 · answered by catsovermen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they thin the paint to make it easier to spread the paint you can use water to thin out acrylic and latex but you have to use a thinner made for oil base paint though.
2007-01-07 12:28:01 · answer #4 · answered by thomasl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paint htinners are intended to just as the name states: THIN OUT THE PAINT,
There are several on hte market and you would use the type necessary for the kind of paint you use.
Ask your paint dealer for the specific type necesary for your paint.
2007-01-07 12:10:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are referring to paint thinners in art, then you might mean turpentine, which is handy for thick or clumpy and dried paints, but smells something terrible.
2007-01-07 11:26:17 · answer #6 · answered by Little Red 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
paint thinners are diluents which dilutes paints and make to spread or helps us to remove the paint as a stain
2007-01-07 14:20:13 · answer #7 · answered by sb r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually referred to the oil based paints (also alkyds)
By definition any solvent that will reduce the consistency of the material.
For water based paints -water
For oil based paints - varsol,terpentine,
For laquers-laquer thinner
For automotive paint-their own chemical solvent
2007-01-07 11:25:57 · answer #8 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 05:17:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is for cleaning or thining oit paint
2007-01-07 13:09:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋