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I'd never in a billion years ever use oil paint, we have too many better options out today.
why have the terrible odor?
that seems to always last for days.
that is toxic and smells terrible.
the cleanup is beyond horriffic.
also, do not put an air-conditioner to dry paint, it wont.
natural air from outside dries paint, I know this the hard way.
A/C does not dry paint.
I was hoping someone could give me some tips to help oil based paint dry quickly and minimize the smell? We are having some painting done tomorrow and the contractor said oil based would be the way to go in our situation. Which I am okay with. However, we would like it to dry as quickly as possible and this weather is not helping.
Any tips would be appreciated!
A fan for drying quicker. A tablespoon of vanilla extract per gallon for smell, mix well.
A fan for drying quicker. A tablespoon of vanilla extract per gallon for smell, mix well.
Drying rates are strictly related to the evaporative rates of the catalyst. Think ambient temperature. If you were to use a fan directly on a surface that was painted with an alkyd type paint, you would actually slow down the curing period. That's because you're making the surface "flash" faster, slowing the evaporation rate.
Vanilla extract in latex paint is a fairly common cover for odors- don't know if I'd do that with oil/alkyd paint. Of course, true pure vanilla extract is suppose to be at least 35% alcohol. But I don't think it would be compatible with today's oil/alkyds.
Drying rates are strictly related to the evaporative rates of the catalyst. Think ambient temperature. If you were to use a fan directly on a surface that was painted with an alkyd type paint, you would actually slow down the curing period. That's because you're making the surface "flash" faster, slowing the evaporation rate.
Vanilla extract in latex paint is a fairly common cover for odors- don't know if I'd do that with oil/alkyd paint. Of course, true pure vanilla extract is suppose to be at least 35% alcohol. But I don't think it would be compatible with today's oil/alkyds.
I'm not familiar with today's oil based paint, the vanilla worked great for me twenty years ago. Has oil based paint changed that much? I know latex is sure better now.
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