Editing Paint thinner (section)

==Common paint thinners==
[[File:"YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS FLAX, AND WILL PAY WELL FOR IT." - NARA - 516250.jpg|thumb|"Your country needs flax .." US World War II poster soliciting the public for linseed oil for use in paint.]]
[[File:Fransk Linolja - 2021.jpg|thumb|A can of French linseed oil —
it is used as a carrier in media like [[oil paint]] and [[varnish]] making them more fluid, glossy, and transparent.]]

Common organic solvents used historically as paint thinners are [[volatile organic compounds]] — forms of [[hydrocarbons]] — and include:<ref>{{cite web |date=10 October 2021 |title=How To Thin Paint For Sprayer? |url=https://holapaints.com/how-to-thin-paint-for-sprayer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021215127/https://holapaints.com/how-to-thin-paint-for-sprayer/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 21, 2021}}</ref>
*[[White spirit]] — also called mineral spirits
*[[Acetone]] — a very simple ketone, often called [[nail varnish|nail varnish remover]]
*[[Butanone]] / methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) 
*[[Dimethylformamide]] (DMF)
*[[Glycol ethers]] — such as [[2-Butoxyethanol]]
*[[Alcohols]] — such as [[isopropyl alcohol]] / isopropanol and [[1-propanol]]
*[[Naphtha|Light naphtha distillates]]
*[[Turpentine]]
*[[Linseed oil]]
*[[Lacquer thinner]] — a combination of [[alcohols]], [[esters|alkyl esters]], [[ethers]], [[ketones]], and [[aromatic hydrocarbons]] / arenes

Less common organic solvents used as paint thinner — like [[aromatic hydrocarbon|aromatic organic compounds]] that are more hazardous, so more heavily regulated and restricted in use — but still used in the [[construction industry]] include:<ref>[[Health and Safety Executive]] "Solvents", Construction Information Sheet No 27 (revision 2), [https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis27.pdf]</ref>
*[[Aromatic hydrocarbons]] / arenes
**[[Ethylbenzene]] 
**[[Toluene]] / toluol
**[[Xylene]] / xylol
*Alkyl esters
**[[Amyl acetate]]
**[[Butyl acetate|''n''-Butyl acetate]]
*[[n-Butanol|Butanol]]
Inorganic solvents used as paint thinner:

* [[Water]] — technically a paint thinner, rarely called so