Gamsol er sérstök tegund af lyktarlausu steinolíuþynni (odorless mineral spirits – OMS) sem er framleitt af Gamblin Artists Colors. Það er mjög vinsælt meðal listamanna, sérstaklega þeirra sem vinna með olíumálningu, vegna þess að það er talið vera öruggasti leysirinn sem völ er á fyrir slíka notkun.

Helstu eiginleikar og notkun Gamsol eru:

• Þynningarefni: Það er notað til að þynna olíumálningu og málningarmiðla, sem gerir málninguna þynnri og auðveldari í vinnslu.
• Hreinsun: Gamsol er frábært til að hreinsa pensla, spaða og önnur verkfæri sem notuð eru með olíumálningu.
• Öryggi: Það er lyktarlaust og hefur mun lægra innihald af arómatískum efnum (sem eru skaðleg) en hefðbundin terpentína eða önnur steinolíuþynnar. Þetta gerir það öruggara í notkun í vinnustofum, sérstaklega fyrir þá sem eru viðkvæmir fyrir sterkri lykt eða hafa áhyggjur af heilsufarsáhrifum.
• Gæði: Það gufar upp alveg og skilur ekki eftir sig leifar í málningarlaginu, sem tryggir að málverkið haldi gæðum sínum til lengri tíma.

Gamblin Gamsol er því staðallinn fyrir öryggi í vinnustofum og gerir listamönnum kleift að vinna með hefðbundnar og nútímalegar tækni án þess að skerða öryggi eða gæði. Kunstkompagniet og Stelling lýsa því sem „The standard for studio safety“.

Ertu að íhuga að taka Gamsol inn í vöruúrvalið þitt í Fondurlist.is? Það gæti verið vinsæl viðbót fyrir olíumálara!

GAMSOL Odorless Mineral Spirits

Gamsol is the safest solvent that allows oil painters to utilize all traditional painting techniques without compromise.

Primary Uses for Gamsol:

• Thinning oil colors. A little goes a long way; stiff oil colors relax immediately when a little Gamsol is added. Be careful not to thin oil colors too much with solvent alone, this can compromise the ability of the paint to form a paint film.
• Modifying painting mediums. Our Galkyd line of painting mediums are formulated with Gamsol, so they readily accept Gamsol as a thinning agent. Note: Gamsol should not be added to painting mediums made with natural resins (dammar, copal, mastic). They require strong solvents such as turpentine.
• Studio clean-up: brushes, palettes, palette knives, etc.

How does Gamsol achieve this level of performance and safety? Most solvents available to artists come from the industrial paint industry where solvent power and cheapness is prized. Gamsol is special: it is made for products and processes that come into more intimate contact with the body such as cosmetics, hand cleaners, and cleaning food service equipment.

Gamsol is a petroleum distillate but all the aromatic solvents have been refined out of it, less than .005% remains. Aromatic solvents are the most harmful types of petroleum solvents. In addition, Gamsol’s flashpoint allows it to ship via air cargo as a non-hazardous material.

All of these factors have lead to Gamsol being used widely in oil painting classrooms; in those classes, there are no solvent odors, only the wonderful smell of oil colors.

SDS

Gamsol is available in the following sizes: 4.2 oz,16.9 oz, 33.8 oz, 128 oz.

Secondary Containers

Solvents should be stored out of reach of children. As important, we recommend not pouring solvents into Mason jars, coffee cups, water bottles, plastic Solo cups, or any beverage container. It is best not to eat, drink, or smoke while painting. Thoroughly wash your hands after your painting session, and before eating.

In our own studios, we have found that metal solvent containers with “clip-on” lids, as well as wide glass jars with screw-on lids work best. Both include basins to allow pigments to settle on the bottom for re-use of solvent and can’t be easily mistaken for water cups. Secure lids also help prevent spills and solvent evaporation.