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Is turpentine the same as mineral spirits?
Genuine turpentine is used by artists who paint with oils and is a wood spirit got by distillation of tree sap. Turpentine substitute is a synthetic spirit derived from mineral oil
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What is turpentine?
turpentine yellow to brown semifluid oleoresin exuded from the sapwood of pines, firs, and other conifers. It is made up of two principal components, an essential oil and a type of resin that is...
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Is mineral oil the same as mineral turpentine?
No. Because of the confusion between turpentine, mineral turpentine, mineral spirits and mineral oil, I have included links to all of these substances. All of the above except mineral oil are toxic...
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Does white spirit or turpentine kill cockroaches?
Yes, you can drown them in it or smash them with the can. Otherwise, the little devils will just run away and clean themselves off while they hide in your cornflake box.
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Is paint thinner the same as turpentine?
no. paint thinner is the same as mineral spitits - it comes from oil refining just like gasoline. Turpentine is a distilled pine tree product (there are artificial versions).