Varieties of Drying Agents
Oil drying agents are often called salts, but they are probably non-ionic coordination complexes akin to basic zinc acetate. These catalysts were traditionally carboxylates of lead, but cobalt and other driers such as zirconium, zinc, calcium, and iron have become popular. Most driers are colorless but cobalt is a deep blue purple color and iron driers are reddish orange. Thus the colored driers are compatible only with certain paints.
Japan drier is a common lay term and generic product name for any oil drying agent that can be mixed with drying oils such as boiled linseed oil and alkyd resin paints to speed up "drying".
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