Oil Painting Solvent Comparison Chart
| SOLVENT TYPE | Turpentine | Mineral Spirits | Odorless Mineral Spirits | Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits | Solvent Substitute | D-Limonene |
| TRADE NAME | double rectified English Distilled | Various Hardware Store Brands | Turpenoid, Thin-ex & others | Gamsol | Turpenoid Natural | |
| BASE | Pine | Petroleum | Petroleum | Petroleum | Not Disclosed | Citrus Peal |
| EVAPORATION RATE | Fast | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Very Slow | Fast |
| HARMFUL VAPORS | Yes | Yes | Moderate | Moderate | Not Disclosed | Yes |
| PEL (Permissible Exposure Level) | 100 | 100-200 | 200 | 300 | N/A | 30 |
| ABSORBED THROUGH HEALTHY SKIN | Yes | No | No | No | N/A | Yes |
| FLASH POINT | 90ºF | 104ºF | 125ºF | 145ºF | N/A | 116ºF |
| KB VALUE (Solvent Power) | 56 | 36 | 28 | 28 | N/A | N/A |
| USES FOR SOLVENTS | ||||||
| DILUTING PAINT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| DISSOLVING ALKYD RESINS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| DISSOLVING NATURAL RESINS | Yes | Some | No | No | No | Yes |
| MAKING MEDIUMS | Yes | Yes (for mediums w/o Damar) | Yes (for mediums w/o Damar) | Yes (for mediums w/o Damar) | No | Yes |
| CLEANUP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| COMMENTS: | Use with extra caution due to high evaporation rate and low PEL. Turpentine is absorbed through healthy, unbroken skin. | Cheapest form of petroleum distillate. Stronger solvent than odorless varieties. | More expensive than mineral spirit because harmful aromatic solvents have been removed. | Safest form of OMS, slower evaporation rate, and higher PEL. | Not a true solvent because less than half of it evaporates. Only suitable for clean up. | EXTREMELY LOW PEL. Regardless of pleasant odor, this solvent is suspected of being a liver and kidney toxicant. |
N/A = Information not available
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