white spirit

[David Jones]

Can somebody tell me if it's ok to use white spirit to thin paint if the white sprit has turned a yellow shade?

Thanks Kath

[Andy Burns]

At a rough guess I'd say that depends if you mind the finished paintwork having a faint yellow tinge!

[RedOnRed]

Could try buying a new bottle of it. It is only about a quid!

[Newshound]

I really can't believe you would notice

[Frank Erskine]

That depends on the colour of the paint :-)

[David Jones]

Paint is white gloss and I need the white spirit for 8.30 tomorrow morning - so no time to pop out and buy more!

Kath

[Pete C]

Hi,

Try thinning a small sample and compare to the unthinned. Should be OK, oil based paint yellows a little anyway AFAIK due to the oil.

cheers, Pete.

[David Jones]

Thanks for that Pete - I'll try it

Kath

[Frank Erskine]

I think B&Q open at 8.00am, so you should be OK :-)

Seriously, you should be perfectly all right - how much WS do you propose to add? I've NEVER had to dilute oil-based paint.

[Peter Stockdale]

The pigment in any paint will override any effect of "yellowing" in turps.

Pete

[bigcat]

No prob. White gloss paint isnt quite white, brilliant white is actually a slightly bluey white, so even if the spirit is quite hevily yellowed you're not likely to end up with paint that doesnt look white. Whether the yellow is volatile I really dont know, but hopefully.

NT

[David Jones]

Thank you all for your help ...it has worked just fine after all!! Kath