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The author is discussing the safety and performance of Gamblin Gamsol, a solvent used by oil painters. Gamblin Gamsol is a petroleum distillate, but all the aromatic solvents have been refined out of it, leaving only .005% of the original aromatics. This makes Gamblin Gamsol a safer solvent than other petroleum distillates, and it is widely used in oil painting classrooms because there are no solvent odours.
Gamsol is the safest solvent that allows oil painters to utilise
all traditional painting techniques without compromise.Primary Uses
for Gamsol:Thinning oil colours. A little goes a long way; stiff
oil colours relax immediately when a little Gamsol is added. Be
careful not to thin oil colours too much with solvent alone, this
can compromise the ability of the paint to form a paint
film.Modifying painting mediums. Gamblin's Galkyd line of painting
mediums is formulated with Gamsol, so they readily accept Gamsol as
a thinning agent. Note: Gamsol should not be added to painting
mediums made with natural resins (dammar, copal, mastic). They
require strong solvents such as turpentine.Studio clean up:
brushes, palettes, palette knives, etc.How does Gamsol achieve this
level of performance and safety? Most solvents available to artists
come from the industrial paint industry where solvent power and
cheapness is prized. Gamsol is special: it is made for products and
processes that come into more intimate contact with the body such
as cosmetics, hand cleaners, and cleaning food service
equipment.Gamsol is a petroleum distillate but all the aromatic
solvents have been refined out of it, less than .005% remains.
Aromatic solvents are the most harmful types of petroleum
solvents.These facts are detailed in the MSDS for Gamsol, this
document shows that it has an Exposure Limit Value higher than most
solvents available to artists.All of these factors have lead to
Gamsol being used widely in oil painting classrooms; in those
classes there are no solvent odours, only the wonderful smell of
oil colours.pdf=Gamblin-Gamsol-Data-Sheet.pdf Gamblin Gamsol Safety
Data SheetPlease note, we cannot send by air mail anything which is
hazardous and above 250ml; anything flammable or toxic; any
aerosols, unless by special order.
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