Solvents & Thinners

Available in 125ml, 250ml, 500ml and 1L. This is a much safer solvent for oil painters than Gum Turpentine and makes an excellent replacement. Ideal for those oil painters who prefer a non-citrus smell, a stronger action, slightly faster drying and a...

We are delighted to have sourced this, the purest from of turpentine. Extracted from Portuguese marine pine trees (Pinus Maritima). OUT OF STOCK

Venetian Turpentine is a mixture of larch turpentine and colophony rosin, which imparts a hardness to the dried film. Available in 100ml, 250ml and 1L  OUT OF STOCK

For thinning French polish, cleaning brushes after knotting, cleaning glassware etc. Available in 500ml

Winsor & Newton - Artists' White Spirit Available in 75ml and 1L A volatile, flammable dilutent suitable for thinning oil colours and cleaning brushes. Suitable for oil & alkyd colour. Slightly slower drying than turpentine. Does not...

Available in 1L and 3L Shellsol T is a popular almost odourless mineral solvent and is an alternative for Turpentine. Used to dilute oil colours, painting mediums and varnishes as well as for cleaning brushes.Evaporates after 6-8 hours and leaves almost...

Kremer - Fir Turpentine Available in 1L and 3L Standard thinner for oil colours and ingredient in hand-made oil paint mediums and varnishes.Because the solvent has been distilled twice, it is free of resinous compounds – tending not to thicken or...

Available in 75ml, 250ml, 500ml and 1L A low odour dilutant alternative to artist white spirit. Sansodor is slow drying and therefore useful in controlling Griffin Alkyd and oil colours. Low flammability.

Available in 75ml, 250ml, 500ml and 1L A highly refined essential oil used as a dilutant of oil colours and the cleaning of brushes.Turpentine is a white, volatile, flammable liquid with a characteristic odour and greater wetting properties than artist...

Available in 750ml and 4L Used by artists for everyday cleaning purposes when working in oils.

Available in 500ml and 2L. Standard grade for everyday use.Used for thinning oil colours, cleaning of brushes and hands.Some users get an adverse reaction to turpentine. An alternative is to use Sansodor or Zest It as both are free from the agents that...

Available in 120ml and 500ml. Cleansing, reviving, preserving wax paste for oil paintings, objets d’art, sculpture, any painted and polished surfaces. Not for drawings, watercolours or pastels. OUT OF STOCK

Available in 75ml, 250ml and 500ml A liquid which dissolves linseed oil oxidation and cleans soiled oil paintings. Emulsified mixture of Copaiba Balsam, dipentene, pine oil with ammonia. The liquid settles out in two layers. Shake well before use...

Available in 250ml, 500ml and 1L Volatile colourless liquid distilled from pine sap. Greater wetting powers than white spirit. Used to thin oil paint and speed up drying time. Used in the formulation of mediums such as Saummar and Mastic. OUT OF...

Available in 60ml, 250ml and 500ml Larch Turpentine is a highly viscous balsam, still sometimes called “Venice turpentine”. It is unique in that it is collected from the heart of the larch tree rather than the bark and is free from the...