Editing Xylene (section)

===Solvent applications and industrial purposes ===
Xylenes are used as a solvent in [[printing]], [[rubber]], and [[leather]] industries. It is a common component of ink, [[rubber]], and [[adhesive]]s.<ref>Bostik, [http://www.bostik-amer.com/upload/download/MSDS%20Blu%20Tack.pdf Safety Data Sheet Blu-Tack] ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911020151/http://www.bostik-amer.com/upload/download/MSDS%20Blu%20Tack.pdf |date=September 11, 2011 }}), No. 13135, Bostik Corp., June 2007. Accessed 2012-04-28.</ref> In thinning [[paint]]s and [[varnish]]es, it can be substituted for [[toluene]] where slower drying is desired, and thus is used by [[conservator-restorer|conservators]] of art objects in solubility testing.<ref>Samet, Wendy, (comp.), [http://www.conservation-wiki.com/index.php?title=Appendix_I Appendix I, Painting Conservation Catalog], American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, conservation-wiki.com, September 1997. Accessed 2012-04-28.</ref> Similarly it is a [[cleaning agent]], e.g., for [[steel]], [[silicon wafer]]s, and [[integrated circuit]]s. In dentistry, xylene can be used to dissolve [[gutta percha]], a material used for endodontics (root-canal treatments). In the petroleum industry, xylene is also a frequent component of paraffin solvents, used when the tubing becomes clogged with paraffin wax.