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.
Paint thinner and turpentine are both solvents. Both can be used to thin oil paint to effect the flow of paint onto the canvas. They can also be used to clean brushes and other tools. Commercially, the term paint thinner is rather broad, and can cover many different solvents like mineral spirits, naptha, even turpentine.