Citrus Solvent Cleaning - Shelter Institute
Citrus Solvent Cleaning - Shelter Institute

Citrus Solvent

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98% citrus peel oil. The natural stand-in for mineral spirits that smells like it.

Best For

  • Thinning oil finishes
  • Cleaning brushes naturally
  • Replacing mineral spirits

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In stock at 873 US-1, Woolwich, ME 04579 · Usually ready in 24 hours

In stock at 873 US-1, Woolwich, ME 04579

Citrus Solvent

Available for pickup

873 US-1, Woolwich, ME 04579

Usually ready in 24 hours

873 U.S. 1
Woolwich ME 04579
United States

+12074427938

RMP Citrus Solvent is 98% citrus peel oil and 2% water, a natural replacement for mineral spirits and paint thinner for thinning tung oil, cleanup and degreasing.

It's the natural way to thin tung oil, and it cleans brushes and tools and strips wax, oil and residue off a surface before you finish it. The FDA rates it GRAS (generally recognized as safe) for food-related use, which is why RMP pairs it with tung oil on food-contact work. It's combustible, with a flash point of about 116°F. The shop smells like oranges instead of a refinery.

RMP Finishes started in 1993 as D.O. Siever Products, a side business selling pigments that grew out of Dwayne Siever's antique restoration work in a renovated barn in Pennsylvania, and its Real Milk Paint followed in 1995. The family-owned company moved its manufacturing to Hohenwald, Tennessee, in 2014, and in 2025 it changed its name from The Real Milk Paint Co. to RMP Finishes.

  • Options: 16 oz; 32 oz; gallon
  • Composition: 98% citrus peel oil, 2% water
  • Uses: thinning tung oil, cleaning, degreasing, surface prep
  • Replaces: mineral spirits and paint thinner
  • Safety: FDA GRAS for food-related use; combustible, flash point about 116°F (47°C)
  • Made in: Tennessee, USA by RMP Finishes

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