Results 1 to 5 of 5
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Nov 2011
    Location
    The Netherlands
    Age
    42
    Posts
    5

    Default Oil over acrylic paint?

    I want to use an oil over acrylic paint. Is this an option and if so, what oil is best? It will be used on toys so must be food-/childsafe.

    I want to get rid of brushes (can't get a smooth finish) and I would like to avoid spraying. I am experimenting with thinned acrylic paint which can be applied with a rag and looks like a stain with a lot of grain showing what is exactly the look I want. I want to apply an oil to get a durable finish and want to know what will work best.

    Thanks,

    Bob

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    Bristol, UK
    Age
    66
    Posts
    0

    Default

    Acrylic Paint is a form of plastic paint. Normally you'd not expect to get oil to be absorbed through it into the wood.

    However you say you''re using thinned acrylic. Water or acrylic thinners? You should be lucky and be able to use most oil products.

    Food Safe for children. I'd be tempted to go with Tung Oil (Pure). But the local guy's may be able to direct you to another suitable oil as well.
    Dragonfly
    No-one suspects the dragonfly!

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Redlands area, Brisbane
    Posts
    93

    Default

    Acrylic paint is food safe? I would be checking the Material Safety Data Sheet for the product you are using before committing to that finish. There are other ways of colouring wood that will get the same result that are food safe. You could even try food colouring.

    Colour fastness might not be that great but I assume we are talking about children's toys so that may not be an issue.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    near Cooyar, (Toowoomba-ish), Qld
    Age
    60
    Posts
    0

    Default

    Putting oils straight over acrylics technically and theoretically doesn't work.
    I'm saying that as a signwriter who's been confronted with all sorts of painted surfaces & had to repaint them with various stuffs.

    But...there are oil-modified acrylic paints you can use as a barrier, either under or over either oil-based paints or acrylics. Generally they're an undercoat type of paint.

    However I've been using some of the linseed waxes and linseed oil paints that a company we did a website for sells, and I really like them!
    The linseed paints can be wiped on timber like a stain, and wiped off and left to penetrate-they are just raw pure linseed oil and pigments-no solvents, and no smell except the linseed oil/putty-like smell.

    The linseed wax (neutral colour) I've used on a silky oak dash for my son's ute, and it came up in my opinion really nicely.
    They also have small 200 ml containers of the paints, oils & waxes.
    It all takes a bit of getting used to, as the natural pigments are pretty concentrated in the products-a little covers a lot!

    Their website is Olde World Paints Home Page

    They are affiliated with Allback Linseed Oil paints in Sweden, so you might find them available in Holland.

    (P.S. we make nothing from this recomendation)
    Last edited by Stewey; 30th December 2011 at 11:16 PM. Reason: I forgot to add the disclaimer

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Nov 2011
    Location
    The Netherlands
    Age
    42
    Posts
    5

    Default

    Thanks for all your tips. They were helpfull and I will look further into them.

Similar Threads

  1. Can you paint over Linseed oil with acrylic paint?
    By Charleville in forum PAINTING
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 8th March 2008, 10:26 PM
  2. Heat gun on Acrylic Paint
    By bpj1968 in forum PAINTING
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 2nd October 2006, 09:04 PM
  3. Acrylic Paint
    By maglite in forum PAINTING
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 16th September 2006, 10:46 AM
  4. Replies: 11
    Last Post: 29th June 2006, 09:42 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •