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   HowardAcheson | May 28, 2002 11:24pm | #1

   How old is the paint? What is the temperature of your paint area? Was it stirred completely? Was the Klitz fully dry?

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   sorethum1 | May 29, 2002 09:15pm | #2

   This paint is several years old, but the same thing happened when it was new.  I also used it to touch up the original pieces it was used on, and that's taking even longer to dry, so I don't think it's the undercoat.  It's a little humid in the Chicago area now, but not bad, and my basement isn't too bad either.   I think it's well mixed, just the way I mix all paint.  So thinning it won't work?  Todd

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   bobhallsr | May 30, 2002 09:00am | #3

   Thinning would produce a thinner coat which should provide better exposure of the interior of the paint layer to the air. But this doesn't sound like a paint that needs to loose violatiles to dry. It sounds like an alkyd paint with too little dryer to properly catylize the crossbonding of the oil base in the paint. A little Japan dryer might work but I'd guess that the heavy metals has made that unvailable.

   BJGardening, cooking and woodworking in Southern Maryland

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   DaveinPa | May 31, 2002 05:05am | #5

   Good News. I saw that "Japan Dryer in Home Depot the other day. It was in the same isle as the Acetone and Mineral Spirits.

   Dave in Pa.

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   Gretchen | May 30, 2002 02:49pm | #4

   Why don't you paint a scrap piece and take it to the paint store and have some fresh paint mixed from their color matching computer.Gretchen