• Source: Paint thinner

A paint thinner is a solvent used to dilute oil-based paints or varnish. In this context, to dilute is also known as to 'thin'. Paint thinners are diluents. Solvents labeled "paint thinner" are usually white or mineral spirits.
After the paint has lost some of the solvent while in storage, paint can become too thick and dried-out for use.
Some paint thinners spontaneously ignite in relatively low temperature. The most common paint thinner, white spirit, has a very low flash point, at about 40 °C (104 °F), the same as some popular brands of charcoal starter. All such solvents with low flash points are hazardous and must be labelled as flammable.




Uses


Paint thinners can be used to dilute or re-dissolve paint. They can also be used as in a paint-brush cleaner to remove or clean items that have become caked in paint.




Common paint thinners


Common solvents historically used as paint thinners include:

White spirit, also called mineral spirits
Acetone, often called nail varnish remover
Turpentine
Naphtha
Toluene
Lacquer thinner
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)
Dimethylformamide (DMF)
Glycol ethers, such as 2-Butoxyethanol
Less common solvents used as paint thinner, but still used in the construction industry include:

Ethylbenzene
Xylene
n-Butyl acetate
Butanol




Health concerns


Extensive exposure to vapours created by paint containing these solvents or its clean-up are hazardous. For safety reasons, the use of substances containing these solvents should always be done in well-ventilated areas.
The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has established threshold limit values (TLVs) for most of these compounds. TLV is defined as the maximum concentration in air which can be breathed by a normal person (i.e., excluding children, pregnant women, etc.) in the course of 40 hours per week (a typical American work week), day-after-day through their work life without long-term ill effects.
In countries with poor environmental protection regulation, workers commonly experience much higher exposure to these chemicals with consequent damage to their health.




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Paint thinners are often used as an inhalant, due to its accessibility and legality as a drug. Many teenagers become addicted to thinner and due to lack of knowledge, parents and caregivers do not notice it or give it much attention.




See also


Environmental impact of paint
Substance-induced psychosis




References

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