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Turps or White Spirit
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'The difference between Turpentine Substitute and White Spirit is much like the difference between 2 and 4 star petrol. Turps Sub is a greasier product and not generally used for mixing paint. It is used mainly in cleaning brushes and equipment.
Turps like White Spirit is a distillate of oil and is used for hundreds of applications. In industry it can be used to remove stains from accidental spillage and used in manufacturing to clean sealed units.
Turps Sub and white spirit are both flammable, harmful and a marine pollutant. They are supplied in containers with Child Resistant Closures and conforms to the relevant regulations.
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