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Ken Moiarty
 
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Default Suggestions please: Alternate equivalents to Varathane "Colors In Plastic" (polyurethane) paint?

Norminn,

Just curious... Have you yourself done a paint project applying Varathane
paint (i.e. Colors in Plastic) with a brush? And if so, had you not
experienced this problem with "tiny bubbles" forming upon application, such
as what I have described (and which I have become frustrated enough by to
try everything 'including the kitchen sink' to overcome)?

Ken


"Norminn" wrote in message
ink.net...
Ken Moiarty wrote:

Woke up and couldn't fall back to sleep this morning so I decided to get
up early and try painting again. I was impatient to try the "linseed
oil" idea. But I don't have any linseed oil in the house and nothing's
open here at 3 AM. So on a whim I used some food-grade MTC
(medium-chain-triglyceride) oil I happened to have lying around (from my
days if experimenting with fad body-building food supplements). MTC oil
is


Are you serious? ) You can try butter - that way you can just wipe it
off when you get tired of it, because it will not be dry )

Stir the stuff gently, do not shake. Use good quality natural bristle
brush. Thin per the label instructions. Do not use linseed oil. You may
be putting it on too thickly, or brushing out too much.