Medium oil alkyd 11-2458 Medium oil alkyd Mineral and Pigment Solutions Inc. Alkyd Resins >> Medium-oil General Industrial /Maintenance Wood & Furniture Coatings R66 Mineral Spirits - 100% Medium oil alkyd resin 11-2458 is produced by reacting a dibasic acid with a polyol and drying oil. The existence of numerous possible reactants leads to an almost endless variety of finished resins. The oil length of an alkyd resin is defined as the number of grams of oil used to produce 100 grams of resin. As the oil length of the resin increases, generally the viscosity decreases, the hardness of the film decreases, film flexibility increases and water resistance is reduced. Medium oil alkyds are easily air dried and are readily soluble in aliphatic solvents; while short oil alkyds are typically oven dried with the solubility limited to aromatic and other non-aliphatic solvents. Medium oil alkyds exhibit behavior of mixed characteristics. Coatings systems manufactured using these resins are used in farm equipment enamels, machinery enamels, industrial maintenance paints, traffic paints, wood or metal coatings, floor enamels, government specification paints and air dry or baked primers. Medium oil alkyd resin. Air dried and readily soluble in aliphatic solvents. Exhibits behavior of mixed characteristics. Used in manufacturing of coating systems.