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Old 01-25-2002, 01:07 PM   #1
Douglas Drenkow Douglas Drenkow is offline
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Relatively Safe Solvents & Mediums




NOTE: ALTHOUGH SAFE KLEAN APPEARED PROMISING, I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN ITS RESULTS. HOWEVER, WE CONTRIBUTORS DID COME TO SOME OTHER GOOD CONCLUSIONS, AS WITH HELP FROM SOME TOP EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. - DOUG

As someone who is quite sensitive (perhaps even allergic) to organic solvents and who is not satisfied with water-soluble oils (particularly the whites, not ground in linseed oil), I have a keen interest in safe, effective substitutes for turpentine.

Gamblin has a good chart comparing the advantages and disadvantages of oil painting solvents...

http://www.gamblincolors.com/materials/solchart.html

However, as you may see from that, none of those solvents -- including Gamsol, Turpenoid Natural
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