Gamblin : Gamsol Odourless Mineral Spirit
From $7.50
A premium, low-odor, studio-safe oil paint solvent with superb thinning capabilities.
- Available in 125ml, 500ml, 1000ml, and 3780ml
- Professional quality
- Made with modified mineral spirit
- Low odor
- Made in the US
Type | SKU | Size | Price | ||
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MGBMS118 125 ml Vegan Friendly Flammable | 1 || MGBMS118 | 125 ml | Vegan Friendly Flammable | $7.50 | |
MGBMS473 500 ml Vegan Friendly Flammable | 1 || MGBMS473 | 500 ml | Vegan Friendly Flammable | $15.75 | |
MGBMS946 1000 ml Vegan Friendly Flammable | 1 || MGBMS946 | 1000 ml | Vegan Friendly Flammable | $22.50 | |
MGBMS378 3780 ml Vegan Friendly Flammable | 1 || MGBMS378 | 3780 ml | Vegan Friendly Flammable | $57.00 |
Info
Gamsol is the safest solvent that allows oil painters to utilise all traditional painting techniques without compromise.
Primary Uses for Gamsol:
Thinning oil colors. A little goes a long way; stiff oil colors relax immediately when a little Gamsol is added. Be careful not to thin oil colors 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. In addition, Gamsol's flash point is so high it can ship via air cargo as a non-hazardous material.
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 colors.
Spec
Product Code | P-GAMSOL |
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To Use With | Oil |
Quality | Highest |
Hazardous UN Number | UN1263 |
Shipping Restriction (Haz) | Yes |