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.
Many types of oil can be used to thin oil paints. Professional âpaint thinnerâ is a very modern concept. Whatâs typically sold as âpaint thinnerâ is often turpentine, but too much turpentine or turpenoid will prevent polymerization of the paint to form a dry permanent surface. To put it simply artists have been experimenting for centuries with all kinds of oils as both the base and the thinner for existing oil paints.