Anyone know the freeze temp of paint thinner, turpentine, or similar products? A quick google search didn’t help.
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Like good whisky, I've never seen the stuff freeze..............
If you check the MSDS on then I think that some of them have physical properties.
But unless you are wanting to store it in your cyrogentic life suspension unit while it is there waiting for "you" there is no need to be concerned about it freezing.
The thinner I wouldn't worry about. The paint you use the thinner with should have either a note saying to protect from freezing or not. I don't think I have ever seen an oil based paint that had to be protected from freezing. But then again I haven't seen every type of paint either.
Mostly it seems to be the water thinned latex or acrylic varieties that have the warning about freezing on them. I think freezing may make the paint solids separate from the water.
Paint thinner will not freeze . I put in spray rigs for part of that purpose, the other is lubercant. Neither will oil base paint in a bucket . Not a good idea to put frost on a house before the oil paint cures as its water on the good stuff .
Tim Mooney
Tim, you may want to try using diesel for your sprayers. It swaps between latex and oil better, lubes better, cheaper, and you can find it on almost any jobsite for the asking.
Yes , you are right for the extra oil in it, and yes, much cheaper . My main trouble is that paint thinner is usually in my truck when Im painting and I end up using it .
Tim Mooney