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Gum Turpentine is distilled from various trees pine trees grown in the united States and Europe. In old master times the entire sticky oleoresin from the tree was called turpentine, but now we distinguish between the distillate which we call turps, and the resinous portion is separated industrially and is called rosin. Gum Turpentine is slightly toxic (never use it to wash your hands) and has a pleasing odour. It’s flamability is is not as high as most other solvents and is not considered a fire risk Used sparingly it is an excellent thinner for oil paint. Its fumes, although pleasant can easily cause headaches in enclosed spaces. As it ages poorly only fresh stock should be used for painting.
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