My guess is that it's called mineral terpentine (mineral terps as we call it) over here in OZ. Phill. ----- Original Message ----- From: "alanjstepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:57 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Humbrol > Al > All Humbrol put on their tins is "Use Humbrol thinners". > These guys aint stupid ! > > Now, I wonder what mineral spirits are over this side of the pond? > > alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > www.alanstepney.info > Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway technical pages. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 2:47 PM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Humbrol > > > Alan, > > Most Enamels are thinned with what we Yanks call > "Mineral Spirits". I'm not sure of your term at the > moment, but the labels on the paint should say what to > use. I would think that the same stuff you use to > wash the brushes would serve as an adequate thinner. > Maybe a little experimentation before ruining a whole > bottle is called for. > > Al Messer > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.