[Woodcarver] Antiquing formula

[Ramsey]

Below are comments on some of the antiquing suggestions that have been posted.

I recommend using Benjamin Moore antiquing glaze with burnt umber 
tint added.  You can experiment with the amount of tint for the 
degree of opaqueness you want.  It drys slow enough that you can 
fiddle with it to get the look you want  and it can be applied over 
either oil, water base, or lacquer finishes.  Just don't put lacquer 
over it.



>  have a home made antiquing mixture at home. I now need to make more but I

>have forgotten all the ingredients, I know the paint is a burnt umber

>acrylic but I don't remember what to add to it. Is it turpentine or paint

>thinner or linseed oil or something else?

>Can you guys out there help?

>Thanks in advance.

>Charlie


Charlie,
You don't want to mix acrylic with turpentine, paint thinner, or 
linseed oil. They have different bases and will not mix well.  If you 
are using oil base products to mix your antiquing formula, use 
tinting.  It will mix with either oil or water base products.  It is 
available in tubes from most paint stores.


>My "antiquing" solution is made from 50% Deft lacquer & 50% lacquer thinner

>with a dab or two of Burnt Umber oil paint in it.  It depends on the final

>effect you are looking for and what you are putting it over. A friend of

>mine used some old discolored varnish he found in a rusty can.  Only problem

>was he couldn't duplicate the recipe when he run out!

>Denny Bell


Denny,

Be careful what you put a lacquer based mixture over.  It will cut 
oil or water based finishes and cause them to form a wrinkled skin. 
It will also dry so fast that it is difficult to fine tune the the 
amount of antiquing you want in specific areas.

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