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Are the working properties of Galkyd like traditional painting mediums?

April 26, 2017galkyd MEDIUMS painting properties traditional working

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Are the working properties of Galkyd like traditional painting mediums?

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Most alkyd resin painting mediums are ready to use when you buy them. Gamblin’s Galkyd is formulated to work more like a damar medium containing stand oil. Galkyd Lite is formulated to work more like a damar medium containing refined linseed oil. Galkyds can be made into glazing mediums by adding OMS. Mix only enough glazing medium for a single painting session by adding OMS to Galkyd. Oil colors mixed with alkyd resin painting medium result in tough, flexible and elastic paint films. Alkyd mediums may also interest painters who want to bond dry pigments, sand or various other materials to their paintings.