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I painted a wall hanging with oil paint. It hasn't dried in 2 weeks! What should I do?
I thought it was acrylic paint, so I painted a wooden coat rack with the oil by mistake and its been 2 weeks. Should I take the oil paint off somehow, and start from scratch? Why didn't the oil paint dry? Help!
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You should have added a paint dryer to your paint. I can't tell you the best thing to do at this point, unless it is possible to buy a paint dryer in a spray can and spray a light coat over the finish. Heat will also speed up the drying process. If the piece is in a cold room, then try bring up the temperature to at least 80 Degrees Fahrenheit for a couple of days. Oil paint will not dry in a cold environment.
Just a question back at you sis Did you seal it before you painted with oil based paint if not i would clean it off with Mineral Turpintine and read the can directions for a sealer , do the sealer then top coat, If that doesn't work I'll give up the booze for a week.....
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