what type of solvent is mineral spirits
VM&P Naphtha (Varnish Makers & Paintersâ Naphtha), it is perhaps best to avoid this term when referring to. solvents. Higher boiling point generic hydrocarbon solvents: mineral spirits, white spirits, Stoddard Solvent, testbenzin etc. The various solvents that we know by the common or. commercial names above are some of the most difficult to. describe and to distinguish.