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tteina
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| 06/15/2007 8:53 AM |
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| I have some oil paintings that I varnished with Damar varnish or a spray varnish. Does anyone know if you can repaint over it with oils? |
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tedb
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| 06/26/2007 9:56 AM |
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| i suppose you can paint over it IF you sand it down and remove most of the varnish. it's a touchy task if you've painted originally on canvas, much easier if on a hard board. BUT, simply painting over the varnish will NOT WORK. |
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Workinforwood
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| 06/30/2007 4:34 AM |
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| you don't need to remove all the varnish, just need to dull/scratch the surface with 2/0 steel wool. Then, technically you need to apply 123 bonding primer which will accept oil or latex paints on that. Now I only deal with wood, so if you are dealing with canvas and are trying to do some touch ups on your painting, I would say it's too late now. If you want to paint over some kitchen cabinets..then you'd be in great shape. |
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heatherm
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| 06/30/2007 11:26 AM |
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| I have used varnish glazes in the past, which is the same thing, once the varnish is dry I put on the next glaze, and paint on top for highlights. These painting are years old and have not cracked, flaked or anything like that. I now use Liquin for a glazing medium. |
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heatherm
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| 06/30/2007 11:27 AM |
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| I am not talking about thick coats of varnish. About the same consistency or maybe a little more than a spray varnish, very thin. If you have a thick coat of varnish on painting, that is different. |
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Heather
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