Michael Dresdner

Q: I have a lot of tubes of various oil paints on hand. Could I use oil paints as a pigment to add to lacquer?
A: If you are talking about concentrated oil colors in paste form in tubes, yes you can mix a small amount into lacquer, but don’t try to add too much. Even with just a bit, it will make the lacquer dry slower and set to a softer film; add too much and you will have a finish that takes forever to dry and is very soft indeed.

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