[cseymour]

Hi All,
I have been working on some of Gene's great tutorials and actually have a couple I would like to finish. I have found the following recipe for an antiquing solution:

The ingredients he mentions are

1 quart Boiled Linseed Oil (BLO)
1/2 quart mineral spirits
1/2 tube Burnt Umber oil paint

My question is how would you folks recommend storing such a solution?
Or do you just mix up a fresh batch each time? My carvings are small so I would imagine a batch this size would last me a good while, I just want to make sure I can safely store it.

Thanks.

Chris

[BobT]

I keep mine in an old Mason Jar. I shake it up prior to use as the pigment seems to settle over time. Mine has been in that jar for about 5 years. I just add a little when I need more.
BobT

[gene messer]

Chris .. Iam glad you found the solution recipe ...

Chris .. I simply store mine in a plastic pitcher jug you can get from walmart in my garage away from any heat source ..

The solution will last forever and if your carvings are small .. use a big enough container so you can dip the pieces in .. but remember .. if you ever decide to carver larger .. a larger continer would be useful at first ..

always use playtex gloves to dip the piece and wipe off the gloves afterwards with a paper towel and then wet the paper towel and let it dry .. Dont throw the paper towel straight into the garbage can outside right after wiping down the glove .. the heat this summer can get overbearing inside a garbage can alone and cause the towel to ignite .. so just use caution ..

God luck my friend .

Gene

[cseymour]

Thanks Guys,
Gene as always, appreciate the advice.

My wife gets annoyed with the occasional chips in the house, couldn't imagine the reaction to "Honey, the garage burned down"

Thanks again.

Chris

[wood-whittler]

chris,


at home depot or lowes they have clean 1 gallon or the quart size paint cans with lids i use the gallon size and when it gets all crusty and nasty i just buy another and dump it in the new one and add more oil if need be.


bart

[cseymour]

Thanks Bart,
I will definitely take a look.

Thanks for the suggestion.

.

Chris

[vacation212]

I store my excess in a mason jar.Classico pasta jar.

[Mark N. Akers]

Chris:
I went to Lowes and purchased a new paint can and lid,I have two shades of antiquing,1 is raw umber and the other burnt sienna.

[BeckyLil]

Sorry but this is just slightly off-topic. It's about using the solution rather than storing it.

It's probably a stupid question. Do you just give the painted carving a quick dip in the solution and then set it aside to dry? Is it as simple as that?

Also, the guy at my local Woodcraft store suggested that I use a pre-stain wood conditioner before painting. Do you guys do that? He said that without it the fibers would rise up from contact with the water involved in the painting and give the piece a fuzzy appearance/texture.

[Thomp]

Originally Posted by BeckyLil

Sorry but this is just slightly off-topic. It's about using the solution rather than storing it.

It's probably a stupid question. Do you just give the painted carving a quick dip in the solution and then set it aside to dry? Is it as simple as that?

Also, the guy at my local Woodcraft store suggested that I use a pre-stain wood conditioner before painting. Do you guys do that? He said that without it the fibers would rise up from contact with the water involved in the painting and give the piece a fuzzy appearance/texture.

BeckyLil,

i think your going to find that painting techniques recipes and remedy's are as varied as all our grand maws jelly recipes..

i paint most of my carvings by first scrubbing with soap and warm tap water,
towel dry and then using thinned acrylic or water paints i paint the carving,

if fuzzies pop up i rub the carving with a crumpled section of brown grocery bag,,
then put on the final coat of deft..

i haven't yet used the antiquing solution, but i understand your simply suppose to dip the paint finished carving in the mixture in the solution then dry with paper towels...

as gene said when linseed is in cloth paper towels it has the right conditions to spontaneously combust if not disposed of properly, in an air tight container or wet with water and left outside to dry before disposal.. i soak mine and hang them on a chain link fence away from buildings till dry then put in trash.