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Peter Johnson wrote:
On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 21:48:12 +0100, The Medway Handyman
wrote:

If by eggshell you mean satin,

Satin and eggshell are different paints. Seven years since I stopped
selling paint I'm not sure why but probably satin is/was oil based and
eggshell is/was water based.


wrong way round, I think. Eggshell has been around long before we started
getting acrylic paints. The shell Eggshell paint I have says wash brushes
in white spirit which impies its oil based.

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