Use Lint Seed Oil Help

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I purchase 1quart of Lint Seed Oil and Burnt Umber(1inch) stirred the mixture and it did not come out darken what did I do wrong???

[Claude]

Probably nothing, Bill. The amount of umber you put in, the amount of BLO it's put into, will determine how dark it stains the wood. Personally, I'd take a small amount, say a 1/4 cup, and add umber to it 1/8 inch at a time until it gets dark enough (test on scrap wood) Since 1/4 cup is 1/16th of a quart, it's easy to calculate how much umber to put in. For example if it takes 3/8 inch of umber to get the small sample dark enough, multiply 3/8 times 16 (equals 6), so it tells you to get the big bottle as dark as the sample, put a total of 6 inches of umber into it.

The reason for using a 1/4 cup sample, is if you get it too dark, you only have to throw away (dispose of safely!) a small amount, not the whole quart.

Claude

[Tom Ellis]

I think the lint is the problem Bill.

Tom

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Claude, Thank you very much.

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Originally Posted by Tom Ellis

I think the lint is the problem Bill.

Tom

Tom I have always had problems with lint. Thank you

[Steve Reed]

To echo Claude's comment, I use the smallest plastic bowl made by Glad. Think it holds about 1/2 cup. To that, I add about a 1" long ribbon of oil paint and stir well. Personally, I use a mixture of raw sienna (2/3") and yellow ocher (1/3") for a base coat on all my carvings. Just my $.02

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Originally Posted by Steve Reed

To echo Claude's comment, I use the smallest plastic bowl made by Glad. Think it holds about 1/2 cup. To that, I add about a 1" long ribbon of oil paint and stir well. Personally, I use a mixture of raw sienna (2/3") and yellow ocher (1/3") for a base coat on all my carvings. Just my $.02

Steve Thank you for your two cents, It is worth a dollar to me. LOL Thanks for taking the time to post the message Have a good day Bill

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by Tom Ellis

I think the lint is the problem Bill.

Tom

That was so bad it was good.

[jmischel]

Gene Messer posted the recipe for his antiquing solution on his blog:

Flat Plane Carver: My Antiqueing Solution

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Originally Posted by Nomad

That was so bad it was good.

NormThanks