Samet, Wendy, (comp.), Appendix I, Painting Conservation Catalog, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, conservation-wiki.com, September 1997. Accessed 2012-04-28. Etch Thinners is a specialist product fur thinning etch primers (used to coat surfaces such as galvanised metal and aluminium that require an etch). Not recommended for thinning topcoats.

Electrostatic thinners helps to get a better wrap round effect on the substrate of paint coverage( a key benefit of electrostatic systems being the reduction in paint usage) but the negative is that it extends the drying time of the paint. Clean your brush or roller by gently agitating it in the solvent until all the paint has been removed Kira S. (1977). "Measurement by gas chromatography of urinary hippuric acid and methylhippuric acid as indices of toluene and xylene exposure". Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 34 (305–309): 305–309. doi: 10.1136/oem.34.4.305. PMC 1008281. PMID 588486.P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P301+P310, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P331, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501 Acetone is frequently used to clean, degrease, strip lacquers, waxes, resins and paints, and is commonly used in varied industrial applications. When the wax hardens, the tissue can then be carefully cut into thin slices using a microtome. Next, the thin sections are stained and placed on a microscope slide for examination. Step 5: Staining and mounting

Xylenes are used as a solvent in printing, rubber, and leather industries. It is a common component of ink, rubber, and adhesives. [16] In thinning paints and varnishes, it can be substituted for toluene where slower drying is desired, and thus is used by conservators of art objects in solubility testing. [17] Similarly it is a cleaning agent, e.g., for steel, silicon wafers, and integrated circuits. In dentistry, xylene can be used to dissolve gutta percha, a material used for endodontics (root-canal treatments). In the petroleum industry, xylene is also a frequent component of paraffin solvents, used when the tubing becomes clogged with paraffin wax. SIRI, Xylenes Materials Safety Data Sheet, MSDS No. X2000, Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc., 1997-9-8. Accessed 2012-4-27.a b c Kandyala, Reena; Raghavendra, Sumanth Phani C.; Rajasekharan, Saraswathi T. (2010-01-01). "Xylene: An overview of its health hazards and preventive measures". Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 14 (1): 1–5. doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.64299. ISSN 0973-029X. PMC 2996004. PMID 21180450. Xylenes form azeotropes with water and a variety of alcohols. The azeotrope with water consists of 60% xylenes and boils at 94.5°C. [3] As with many alkylbenzene compounds, xylenes form complexes with various halocarbons. [13] The complexes of different isomers often have dramatically different properties from each other. [14] Applications [ edit ] Terephthalic acid and related derivatives [ edit ] Stevenson, Cheryl D.; McElheny, Daniel J.; Kage, David E.; Ciszewski, James T.; Reiter, Richard C. (1998). "Separation of Closely Boiling Isomers and Identically Boiling Isotopomers via Electron-Transfer-Assisted Extraction". Analytical Chemistry. 70 (18): 3880. doi: 10.1021/ac980221b.