Re: White Spirit?

If im not mistaken, paint thinner is an alternative to white spirits/mineral spirits. I have not seen large quantities of white spirits here, only small bottles for artist use. Turpentine is used as a solvent for oil paints. Kerosene, i dont know where its used with regards to painting..

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Thanks, Moji. That was helpful.

Did some googling and it appears that paint thinner and white spirit can be alternatives. Will probably do some testing. Reason I'm so careful is that I bought some rather expensive brushes for varnishing and I want to make sure I clean them properly so they'll last.

As for kerosene, I ahev a vague recollection in my youth that we used it for cleaning on a paint job. I think we called it ga-as. Just can't recall well.

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kerosene yes is used before as a diluent for oil based paints kasi it is actually a solvent much like benzene (gasoline) kaya lang namahal na kasi kerosene (gaas) kaya people shied away using it..

thankfully now we have the acrylics and other environmentally friendly non lead based paints.

check fine woodworking thread on how to care for your expensive brushes.
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Thanks for the tip, Violaine. Just read it.

I also read in another site that brushes should be stored dipped in diesel to make it last for years. There's even this expensive brush keeper for such a storage technique.

I'll probably improvise with tupperware or lock-and-lock.

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this is the best paint brush they say thus far.
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/indextool.mvc?prodid=GT-SHEBRU.XX

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and yes they are quite expensive...imagine a 1" brush with fine european ox-hair selling at around $20 bucks?:eek:

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Those brushes look great.

I actually got some Epifanes brushes. Hope they're worth the investment.

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never knew Epifanes make fine brushes as well.

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never knew Epifanes make fine brushes as well.

They do. But after reading the write-up the link you sent me, my brushes seemed amateurish.

The Ox-Hair and the stainless ferrule make sense.

I will use my brushes for the hull for now. If I have some leftover funds, will probably pick up a pair of Gramercy brushes on a trip later this year and do a comparison of varnishings.

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May sound expensive but if ox hair brushes (whether by Gramercy, Redtree, or who else? Epifanes? Omega Lily? Wooster?) can substitute for spray gun and associated paraphernalia, sounds like a bargain and almost hassle-free.

We need a brush comparison thread...or to look for an already existing one elsewhere.