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Elgan
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#21419 2007-09-05 19:09 GMT |
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I have a few palettes that I have let the paint dry on them (I know, I know, it's bad!)...I have always oiled my palettes before using them, putting on a few coats of linseed oil on them and letting it soak in good. Plus the years and years of oil paint residue on them....I normally clean them right after painting but lately everything's been crazy!
If I use paint stripper (outside, of course) to get the paint off, will I have to re oil the palettes or did the oils soak in good the first time? Also, do I wash(with/without soap??) the stripper off before I oil/or use again? How long will it take the paint to come off? DO I soak them or just wipe it on? Sorry this is a silly sounding question(s) I have never done this before, and I've had these pallettes a LONG time. If there is a better option also please let me know.Thanks! |
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Eddy
37 posts |
#21420 2007-09-05 19:45 GMT |
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Scrape them off with a pallett knife and than re oil them. No stink of the stripper. and no waiting
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mayumi
28 posts |
#21421 2007-09-05 19:51 GMT |
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no u dont
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God
35 posts |
#21422 2007-09-05 20:58 GMT |
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If you absolutely positively must reuse the palette then I'd first try and scrape as much of the paint off with a gasket scraper which is basically just a nice sturdy handle which holds a wide razor blade. Afraid you'll dig into your wooden palette? Try a large putty knife instead. That'll get the bulk of it off then if you feel you must use paint stripper to get everything off I'd most definitely re-oil the palette. Yes, I'd use some soap to make sure that I got all of the stripper off too. How long will it take depends on the stripper you use, it should say on the bottle.
You can also sand and refinish the entire palette, after you get all of the paint off...as if starting from scratch. I hope I've helped a bit, but it sounds as though you pretty much have the general concept well in hand. |
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Eli
49 posts |
#21423 2007-09-05 21:25 GMT |
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i don't use paint stripper, it is too hot...i use lacquer thinner and a putty knife to scrape off the goo...i soak a rag in the thinner and lay it on the pallet, and keep the rag wet for a while (lacquer thinner evaporates quickly)...and re oil if you want afterwards.
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Piramidy
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#21424 2007-09-05 22:29 GMT |
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i don't like to use paint stripper since it is very toxic and bad for the environment.
Here's what i like to do to get the dried paint off... i scrape as much as possible off with a putty knife. i also like to scrape down as much as possible using a utility razor blade. be careful with this step though, so that you don't end up in the emergency room! then, i use a medium grade sandpaper to sand the remaining dried up oil paint. the key here is to only sand the paint, then stop sanding as soon as you hit down to th wood surface. after i get most all of the oil paint off, i switch to a random orbit sander with very fine grade sandpaper like 220 or 400, just to clean any remaining paint off and evenly smooth the entire surface. what you basically end up with after that, is a new palette, assuming you were careful and did not scrape down into the wood! you can then re-oil. hope this helps |
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