I read an article in a recent FF magazine about tinting glazing with UTC’s. I have tried this on a test piece first and the glazing is not drying/hardening after 3 weeks of sitting in my shop which is 65 degrees and relatively dry. I would love any tips or suggestions. Thanks.
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josh,
What was the glazing product you used?
I like DAP brand "Painter's Putty". (NOT "glazing compound".) Tint with universal colors, and thicken back to glazing consistancy with whiting. It takes a while to dry. By three weeks, it should have at least skinned over.
Regards,
Ray
In my experience, the glazing putty that comes in a little bag (don't remember the brand) took MONTHS to dry, and still stayed a little flexible after that. It's part fo the whole idea, I was told. We used to mix it with lacquer based paints.
The older I get, the better I was....
papa,
Yup, reminds me of the conversation I had with the guy at the hardware store that USED to carry painter's putty. Now they only have glazing compound. "You don't want that old fashioned putty,"he said. "It gets HARD!"
Cheers,
Ray
glazing is not drying/hardening after 3 weeks
Just me.. I would think a glazing should never get HARD.. Sort of is all...
Wood warps and glass hardly... Well. it will 'pool' in the bottom after a 100 years!
Use wooden beading and save the bother.
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