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Originally Posted by Michele Rushworth
Thanks, Virgil.
I have been oiling out with linseed, but in this cool, wet Seattle climate it can take literally weeks for the oil to dry enough for the painting to ship, even if the paint underneath is already dry. Then if it sinks in again, and I have to re-oil, that's another two weeks for drying. Meanwhile, deadlines are looming!
I tested the Galkyd Lite/OMS mixture for oiling out earlier this week and thankfully it's dry to the touch in two days.
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Michele,
It sounds like you're oiling out in order to even the gloss instead of to re-saturate the colors and lubricate the surface for continuing to paint on it. If that's what you're doing it for, I suggest spraying a thin coat of retouch varnish instead. Gamblin's Gamvar would work well for that purpose, perhaps thinned a bit more with mineral spirits and shot through a spray gun or large airbrush. It will even out the surface gloss and certainly dry faster than oil. Spraying it on eliminates the risk of the brush and solvent damaging the paint..
Alkyd mediums are not intended to be used as varnishes.
Virgil