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Re: Sticky Linseed

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 7:25 pm
by Tower75
dromia wrote:I prefer the ordinary linseed to the boiled.

However I cut mine 50/50 with turpentine (or white spirit, not the substitute).

I would rub down lighly with turpentine and a linen cloth 'till the tackiness disappears, then in future apply thinned as described.
That worked, thanks, Adam.

Can I ask, fellows, what do you do with your metal work, I've only ever rubbed it down with an oiled rag. This there anything else I should doing?