K-Isn't that weird how some people just fall in love with some material? I'll have to check it out.
K
August 10, 2009
(Warning: kinda off-topic but interesting): It's very interesting that you bring up linseed oil - there's a book called Ultimate Cheapstake's guide to living (or something like that). The author practically has an ode to linseed oil - apparently it waterproofs just about anyting!
Jay
August 05, 2009
I am wanting to waterproof my new canvas hat??? What about it can I do that? Will the cloth trun out like the "outback oilskin duster, and Hat" or just be a dripy thing that will catch on fire in the closet when I least expect it. What will it (linseed) do to leather (it has a leather band)???
regards
Anonymous
July 09, 2009
I don't know what type of linseed oil to use.
raw?
refined?
boiled?
which is safe next to food?
thanks
ModHomeEcTeacher
July 08, 2009
Drying time will depend on the humidity, fabric absorbancy, amount of linseed oil applied with each coat and the air ventilation.
ModHomeEcTeacher
July 08, 2009
Oilcloth (both old fashioned and pvc, I believe) is not washable, just wipeable. You would only need to coat one side of the fabric. Remember, no one had vinyl tablecloths back then. This was what they came up with to make life easier. When my mom was a child, she used to spend her summers at Little Lake Chapman by Lake Wawasee in northern Indiana. Everyone's tables were covered in it.
Dina
July 08, 2009
anyone know how long each coat of linseed oil takes to dry? and how many coats are recomended? thanx
Beckie
July 08, 2009
Linseed oil will dry either one that is used it just takes one longer to dry than the other . It use to be used to mix with paint to make the paint last longer but it took almost forever to dry. Like up to a week you just had to hope it did not rain before it dried.
Beckie n Kansas
ReneeB
July 08, 2009
Is the completed "oil cloth" washable? Could you wash it i cold water or just wipe it. Do you only coat one side. What about it being combustible/flamable.....safety precautions?
Tana
July 08, 2009
I have read this in several books on furniture refinishing in the past and found two spots on-line talking about the differences of Raw vs. Double boiled. And Ben you are right raw will dry but apparently not as fast as the double boiled which will dry darker. I would assume in that also that the raw linseed will dry clearer than the boiled.
ModHomeEcTeacher
K-Isn't that weird how some people just fall in love with some material? I'll have to check it out.
K
(Warning: kinda off-topic but interesting): It's very interesting that you bring up linseed oil - there's a book called Ultimate Cheapstake's guide to living (or something like that). The author practically has an ode to linseed oil - apparently it waterproofs just about anyting!
Jay
I am wanting to waterproof my new canvas hat??? What about it can I do that? Will the cloth trun out like the "outback oilskin duster, and Hat" or just be a dripy thing that will catch on fire in the closet when I least expect it. What will it (linseed) do to leather (it has a leather band)???
regards
Anonymous
I don't know what type of linseed oil to use.
raw?
refined?
boiled?
which is safe next to food?
thanks
ModHomeEcTeacher
Drying time will depend on the humidity, fabric absorbancy, amount of linseed oil applied with each coat and the air ventilation.
ModHomeEcTeacher
Oilcloth (both old fashioned and pvc, I believe) is not washable, just wipeable. You would only need to coat one side of the fabric. Remember, no one had vinyl tablecloths back then. This was what they came up with to make life easier. When my mom was a child, she used to spend her summers at Little Lake Chapman by Lake Wawasee in northern Indiana. Everyone's tables were covered in it.
Dina
anyone know how long each coat of linseed oil takes to dry? and how many coats are recomended? thanx
Beckie
Linseed oil will dry either one that is used it just takes one longer to dry than the other . It use to be used to mix with paint to make the paint last longer but it took almost forever to dry. Like up to a week you just had to hope it did not rain before it dried.
Beckie n Kansas
ReneeB
Is the completed "oil cloth" washable? Could you wash it i cold water or just wipe it. Do you only coat one side. What about it being combustible/flamable.....safety precautions?
Tana
I have read this in several books on furniture refinishing in the past and found two spots on-line talking about the differences of Raw vs. Double boiled. And Ben you are right raw will dry but apparently not as fast as the double boiled which will dry darker. I would assume in that also that the raw linseed will dry clearer than the boiled.
http://www.refinishfurniture.com/finishwood.htm
And on this thread here:
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:0EuI-QSboO4J:discuss.50plus.com/ipb/index.php%3Fshowtopic%3D8488+double+boiled+linseed+oil&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-a
I stand corrected. Thanks all!
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