Re: Turpentine vs. Linseed oil? 745 by Alabama on 08/05/01 at 10:09 PM
Re: Turpentine vs. Linseed oil?

In Reply to: Re: Turpentine vs. Linseed oil? posted by rhoward on 05/27/01 at 3:16 PM:

Hear hear!

I am under the impression that many believe many modern paint brands are too dry and this fact will lead to problems with permanence.:
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: Only Mrs. Gamblin holds that opinion. Seeing that oil is MUCH cheaper than pigment and full-pigmented paints more difficult to make, I can seee why she might make such claims. But that's for economic reasons. The reality is that, even with top-of-the-line paints (which Gamblin most definitely is NOT), serious painters will laiy out paint on pieces of absorbent to paper to remove even more oil.

: More oil makes for more yellowing. Period. Cheap paint sold with lots of BS excuses for using too much oil or cheaper pigments (they don't pollute the solar system or some similar nonsense) is just so many out-and-out lies geared to get the gullible to purchase cheap paint at premium prices. Old Holland makes fine quality paints. So does Robert Doak.




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: Hear hear! : I am under the impression that many believe many modern paint brands are too dry and this fact will lead to problems with permanence.: _________________________________________ Only Mrs. Gamblin holds that opinion. Seeing that oil is MUCH cheaper than pigment and full-pigmented paints more difficult to make, I can seee why she might make such claims. But that's for economic reasons. The reality is that, even with top-of-the-line paints (which Gamblin most definitely is NOT), serious painters will laiy out paint on pieces of absorbent to paper to remove even more oil. More oil makes for more yellowing. Period. Cheap paint sold with lots of BS excuses for using too much oil or cheaper pigments (they don't pollute the solar system or some similar nonsense) is just so many out-and-out lies geared to get the gullible to purchase cheap paint at premium prices. Old Holland makes fine quality paints. So does Robert Doak.

 
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