Question: what is the difference between mineral turpentine and gum turpentine?
Answer: Gum Turpentine is obtained by the distillation of sap tapped from living pine trees. Turpentine has more solvency than mineral spirits or odorless mineral spirits. ... Turpentine is considered to be a better solvent than mineral spirits, and the best solvent for natural resins, such as dammar and mastic.