Paint Fumes - Forums & Discussions

Is it better to use mineral spirits or paint thinner for cleaning oil paint off brushes?

I do a lot of oil painting and I use either a cheap turps subs or a cheap white spirit to both thin the paint and clean my brushes. I use a top quality turps to mix with the varnish for the finished product but otherwise, just use anything that you can buy in bulk cheaply. source

Painting a wall, where is safe for Luna?

So, we bought some paint to do one wall of our living room. I know Luna shouldn't be anywhere near the fumes, but our house isn't very big. Is this dangerous enough to try and have someone watch her for a day rather than move her to another part of the house and ventilate? source

Zero paints and air travel?

I have not taken Zero paints specifically, but I would think that paint in baggage would have a tendency to freeze as the chamber the luggage rides in is not pressurized or anything. I would ask the airline via their "extremely-helpful" 800 number... source

Ideas For Stripping Paint Off Siding?

Exactly how far back do you have to go as a reference line when a new house would not have had lead used in the paint? They took lead out of oil base for a few years before oil base became difficult to get, didn't they? source

Blow Dryer To Dry Spray Paint?

I have some runs in my spray paint on my HAF 932. They arent bad I just have to sand with 200 Grit then prime and paint now can I use a Blw Dryer aka Hair dryer to dry the paint? source