If you have a piece of furniture that has been painted with chalk paint and you don’t like the look of it, removing the paint probably comes to your mind. Chalk paint is an extremely popular choice for painting furniture, but it isn’t for everyone. You might think your piece will turn out great, but …
While painting with oil paints, you may need to use paint thinner to thin the paint, or even clean your brushes. But what happens if you noice you ran out of paint thinner? If you have acetone in your home, you might be in luck! So, can you thin oil paint with acetone? Yes you …
You may be painting with oils, or other mediums that require paint thinner. Paint thinner is considered to be a toxic product, so you have to be careful with how use it and store it. One main question around paint thinner is how to properly store it while painting, or once you’re done. So, can …
After using oil paints, you need to clean the paint brush thoroughly to make sure the paint doesn’t dry into the brush. Since oil paint doesn’t mix well with water, how are you supposed to clean your brushes when you are finished? Can you use paint thinner to clean paint brushes? Absolutely! The best way …
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Oil painting uses a lot of different chemicals to get the right consistency, and to clean the brushes after. Most of these chemicals are known for being toxic, while others aren’t. Some of the most popular chemicals used with oil paints are turpentine and mineral spirits. So, is turpentine toxic? Turpentine is one of the …
