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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A common name for a commercial volatile [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=solvent solvent] or solvent mixture capable of solubilizing synthetic lacquers such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cellulose%20nitrate cellulose nitrate]. When the lacquer solvent evaporates, it deposits the resin as a thin cohesive film. Some lacquer solvents are [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=acetone acetone], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ethyl%20acetate ethyl acetate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ethyl%20alcohol ethanol], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=toluene toluene], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=xylenes xylene], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=butyl%20acetate butyl acetate].
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A common name for a commercial volatile [[solvent]] or solvent mixture capable of solubilizing synthetic lacquers such as [[cellulose nitrate]]. When the lacquer solvent evaporates, it deposits the resin as a thin cohesive film. Some lacquer solvents are [[acetone]], [[ethyl acetate]], [[ethyl alcohol|ethanol]], [[toluene]], [[xylenes|xylene]], and [[butyl acetate]].
  
 
== Hazards and Safety ==
 
== Hazards and Safety ==

Revision as of 11:18, 21 January 2014

Bottle of lacquer solvent

Description

A common name for a commercial volatile Solvent or solvent mixture capable of solubilizing synthetic lacquers such as Cellulose nitrate. When the lacquer solvent evaporates, it deposits the resin as a thin cohesive film. Some lacquer solvents are Acetone, Ethyl acetate, ethanol, Toluene, xylene, and Butyl acetate.

Hazards and Safety

Most are flammable with explosive potential.

Authority

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

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