Question

_________________ is most common material used as a vehicle of a paint.

(a) Nut oil

(b) Poppy oil

(c) Linseed oil

(d) Tung oil

This question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

I want to ask this question from Ingredients of an Oil Borne Paint topic in chapter Painting, Varnishing, Distempering, etc of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

Right answer is (c) Linseed oil

To elaborate: Linseed oil is extracted from flax seeds. The linseed oil prepared from fine full grown ripe seeds is clear and transparent, pale, sweet to the taste and particularly odourless. It is used in various grades.