paint thinners

Pigment viscosity reducers

Paint thinners are solvents used to dilute oil-based paints and clean brushes, rollers, and spray equipment.

Common thinners include mineral spirits, turpentine, and acetone.

The term covers various volatile liquids that dissolve paint: Clean your brushes with paint thinner before the paint dries.

Also called paint thinner in singular form regardless of quantity.

solvents

turpentine

Pine-resin solvent

toluene · xylene · denatured alcohol · isopropyl alcohol · white spirit

safety

ventilation

Circulation of fresh air

respirator · gloves · VOC · hazardous · combustible · inhalation · skin contact · fire risk · proper disposal · storage

stripping

remover

Agent that eliminates

stripper · softening · brush cleaner

preparation

diluting

Lessening strength by mixing

flow · ratio · measuring · blending · conditioning · reducing · cut-in · workability

Categories
Opposites
viscosity effect

paint thinnersthickening agents

Substances adding viscosity

solvent type

paint thinnerswater

Clear essential liquid

function in paint system

paint thinnershardeners

Substances that solidify

driers · catalysts · fixatives

Family

thin, paint, painting, painted, painter, paints, thinned, thinning, unpainted

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G