![]() White spirit cleans the surface of the grease, but it leaves a film, which degrades the adhesive properties of the surface. White spirit is used for degreasing / cleaning before painting steel structures, fittings, industry equipment’s and others. Mineral spirits are often used in liquid-filled compasses and gauges. They are also used to thin inks used in making mono-prints. ![]() In screen printing (also referred to as silk-screening), mineral spirits are often used to clean and unclog screens after printing with oil-based textile and Plastisol inks. Because of interactions with pigments, artists require a higher grade of mineral spirits than many industrial users, including the complete absence of residual sulfur. Artists use mineral spirits as an alternative to turpentine since it is less flammable and less toxic. Mineral turpentine is chemically very different from turpentine, which mainly consists of pine, and it has inferior solvent properties. ![]() It is commonly used as a paint thinner for oil-based paint and cleaning brushes, and as an organic solvent in other applications. Mineral spirits are an inexpensive petroleum-based substitute for the vegetable-based turpentine. In industry, mineral spirits are used for cleaning and degreasing machine tools and parts, and in conjunction with cutting oil as a thread cutting and reaming lubricant. White Spirit is a petroleum distillate used as a paint thinner and mild solvent.
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