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Technical Information on Building Materials for Use in the Design of Low-Cost Housing – 46. Volatile Paint and Varnish Thinners



Report Acceptance Date: 
May 1937 (4 pages)
Posted Date:   
June 1, 2020



This historic digest is part of a series published by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Bureau of Standards on the technical characteristics of building materials used in the construction of affordable housing units. Each digest presents condensed, essential facts regarding its given topic, and is intended for use by staff at federal agencies, manufacturers, trade associations, and builders. This publication provides a summary of several NBS papers addressing turpentine, turpentine substitutes, composite vehicles, and other volatile thinners.


This report is part of the collection of scanned historical documents available to the public.