Sea stars are integral members of marine ecosystems, although they compete directly with commercial and recreational fishermen. 1  One sea star can devour over 50 young clams in a week. 2  When their population grows, sea stars can consume entire beds of shellfish.
1 Turpentine or mineral spirits are the primary agents to use when it comes to thinning oil-based paints. 2  Evaluate how much paint was placed in the container, and add the turpentine in a ratio of approximately 3 parts paint to 1 part thinner.
Just spray and cover it with a pot or bowl or cardboard box (this is to keep dust and bugs off your paint), just prop one side up a bit to let air circulate. Get some toothpicks and lay them down. Assuming you gave your paint time to dry, put the painted side down on the toothpicks so that they won't stick to the paper (or whatever you're painting on) and spray the other side (covering to dry again).