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***Help! Methylated spirit = mineral spirit for oil paints?

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Andrew Chiou

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Apr 17, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/17/98
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Hi

I have been advised to use oil paint for figure painting. To save
on buying branded-name spirits for wash-up and thining, I am supposed
to use mineral spirits.

However, when I went down to my hardware store, all they carried was
methylated spirit. Are they the same as mineral spirits? If not, what
sort of store should I go to get mineral spirits?


Thanks.

Andrew.

Jeffrey Wilson

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Apr 17, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/17/98
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Andrew,

Methylated spirits is *not* the same as mineral spirits.

You can use turpentine or mineral spirits with oil paints. I buy both in
my local Woolworth supermarket in Canberra for about $2 per litre.

Cheers,

Jeff

Kevin Brenton

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Apr 17, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/17/98
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I surmise you are talking about artists oil paints .....if you are
Methlylated spirits is not what you want.
You need mineral turpentine . You can get it at paint supply stores in one
gallon tins.
White spirit is also ok with oil based paints.Artists also use denatured
mineral turpentine but I am not sure what this stuff is used for.

Hope this helps .

cheers

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Don Stauffer

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Apr 17, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/17/98
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Andrew Chiou wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I have been advised to use oil paint for figure painting. To save
> on buying branded-name spirits for wash-up and thining, I am supposed
> to use mineral spirits.
>
> However, when I went down to my hardware store, all they carried was
> methylated spirit. Are they the same as mineral spirits? If not, what
> sort of store should I go to get mineral spirits?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Andrew.

No, methylated spirits is not what you want. I find the most common
label on the product in hardware and department stores is 'paint
thinner,' though it is also found as turpentine, or a turpentine
'substitute.'


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silver

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Apr 18, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/18/98
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I use hardware store boiled linseed oil to thin my oil paints, a quart can
costs about $2 US. You can buy little bottles of more refined linseed oil
at art stores for about $8 pint. Never tried the high dollar stuff, but
the cheap stuff works well. BTW, do not use linseed oil in a wash, you will
not like the results.

Steven


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