Reading the earlier thread about White Spirit reminds me of something I have always wondered about...
What are the advantages and disadvatages vis-a-vis White Spirit and Turps (excepting price) when it comes to cleaning paint brushes and thinning oil-based paint? What 'exactly' are they / what's the difference?
Thanks in advance,
Keith
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I think most people probably use whatever they find on the shelves at Focus etc.
Cic.
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Dave
White spirit evaporates. Subst. turps leaves an oily residue. Subst. turps may also mess with paint drying times, or the hardness of the cured paint.
I don't think there's anything turps will do that white spirit won't.
Real turpentine(s) are of course a different matter.
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Or check their grammar it would seem..
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