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the original was just water based tempera paint. I'm not sure when, but definitely by the 70s, they reformulated it with trichloroethane as the solvent. In the
by rgbrenner 8y ago
the original was just water based tempera paint. I'm not sure when, but definitely by the 70s, they reformulated it with trichloroethane as the solvent. In the 80s, that was replaced with naphtha.
- ScottBurson 8y agoAh, thanks. Yes, trichloroethane makes sense.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoYes, probably one of the first intoxicants of some schoolkids - you'd get your face down low to concentrate and see where you were applying the stuff (Tippex in the UK, 1980s) and get a good nose-full. That ranks along with "banda" toner from fresh duplicates. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_duplicator https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_duplicator).