Oil Based Glaze

[SDAIRBRUSH]

I'm trying to make an aged sign using an 1:1Damar Varnish, linseed oil and Turps mixture glaze. It has been like 2 weeks since I thinly brushed one coat of it on my sign and it is still wet. How long does Oil based glazes usually take to dry. I'm following the instructions ftom Signcraft.
http://www.letterhead.com/steps/sc-step/index.html any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Mike Mannis
San Diego, Ca. USA
www.sdairbrush.com (http://www.sdairbrush.com)

[Signoholic]

Hi Mike, their is no reason as to why you are having drying problems, other than ironing out, what substrate are you painting on, you may have issues if using plastic sheet or if you haven’t panel wiped your substrate, alternatively, your varnish may be off- all simple tasks that we all so often goof up on. I recon just using basic polyurethane varnish, linseed oil if you must, and thinned with turp’s if necessary, touch of one shot to tint, or just grab some regular scrumble glaze and make life easy. Again I am clueless as to why you are having problems, other than my recommendations- sod the two week scenario ha-ha.

[sentinal43]

hi mike
if you are useing a glaze the glaze will dry out in time but will remain tacky
the souloution to this is to add white spirit to thin but the day before add a liquid called terabine dryers not sure if you have that in the states
this stuff speeds up the drying time a lot and we always used to use it when we applied a scumble finish just because it does take a long time to dry
the trick is to add it the day before then it has a chance to work better
hope this helps

[Signoholic]

yes i second this too, you can also use one shot high temp reducer, although terabine has the edge- once the latter issues have been eliminated :)