Question about Oil colors..?

Question

can i use turpintine to clean the brushes ...if not whats is it used for ??
and whats the diffrence between low odour thinner and turpentine !!

Answer 1

This depends on where you live. Turpentine, genuine turpentine, is made from the oils of the pine tree, and is excellent for mixing colours as well as for cleaning brushes.

Unfortunately in some countries (including I think, the US) a cleansing liquid, the correct name white spirit, made from petroleum, is also called turpentine (usually mineral turpentine). This is harmful. As it is closely related to thinners and gasoline it causes headaches and can lead to bleeding in the lungs.

So always ask for genuine turpentine. Drugstores and hardware stores have it.

For colour mixing you need to add about a one fifth refined linseed oil to your turpentine.

Answer 2

You are going to want to look for Turpenoid
It's a turpentine substitute.
I would suggest using odorless Turpenoid
and highly suggest Turpenoid Natural (even though it is a thicker and smellier substitute)
Turpenoid works as a oil paint thinner, medium, and cleaner.

http://www.weberart.com/products/art_materials/mediums/med_pg1.html


Don't use a yogurt cup for Turpentine- use a glass container

and save it!! don't dispose of the turpentine or Turpenoid after you use it once. Let the paint settle to the bottom of the glass jar or whatever you are using to clean your brushes in. you can poor the clean turpentine out and through away the gunk at the bottom. Throw away with top on the jar.

after you clean your brushes with turpenoid continue cleaning with Murphy's oil soap. sometimes you can just use this soap to clean your brushes but it wont do a thorough job.

Answer 3

yes you can use turpentine to clean brushes just make sure you are wearing gloves as the newest medical studies prove that turpentine causes liver and kidney damage. Many of the art collages forbid the use of it. Many now use walnut oil and good old dish soap to clean brushes. As for the low odor thinner the only difference I can remember is the lack of harsh smells that effect your lungs and eyes. I use the new Oder free paint thinners and are found at any hardware store. I still use gloves though as I have many things to do with my life and all the studies aren't out on the new ones.

Answer 4

Thinner is the best way to clean brushes after you've painted with oil. put a little bit of thinner in a small container (yogurt cup) and swirl the brush around until the solution is muddy. Then repeat until it's pretty clear. Then if you like, condition the brush with special soaps found in the art for the purpose. That is not an absolute necessity, however.

If you are worried about the smell, make sure you are working in a well-ventilated room, or use one of those neutralizers at http://www.dickblick.com/zz349/15/

Answer 5

You can use turpentine if you like to. But it produces strong smell which can make you dizzy or even sick, so you have to use it either outdoors or in well-aired room (and that's the difference between turpentine and thinner)

Answer 6

If you use turps you end up throwing them out when you have finished cleaning your brushes.
Using Ross Odourless Thinners you pour the used thinner into a glass jar (I use large coffee jars) put the lid on it and leave it for a week, the residue will sink to the bottom and you will have clean thinners that you can re-use again

Answer 7

your health

read warning label on all art products