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Old 01-18-2010, 11:59 AM   #1
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Hey, Joe, how long does it take for that stuff to dry....when I was using BLO i used to have to wait a solid week to 10 days before i could paint it.
Kev- hardwoods that I really let soak it up I leave alone for 24 hrs,,,, but if you use it on cedars overnight is fine,,,,
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Old 01-18-2010, 12:10 PM   #2
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Rookie question

What is BLO?

It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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Old 01-18-2010, 12:25 PM   #3
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What is BLO?
Another name for cocaine, which is what you need to be on to use that stuff. Takes for ever to dry, and the rags like to ignite spontaneously in your trash can and warm up your foundation for you.

I'm no expert on this, but I think BLO (boiled linseed oil) is just a wood oil with very poor crosslinking/drying behaviour. Varnishes and Tung oils are related compounds that dry much faster. I do not believe there is ANY advantage to using BLO for ANY kind of wood finishing, unless you want something cheap to spread on your cedar shingles and make them all nasty black. Yeah it works, but there is nothing special about it and plenty of other stuff works as well (and more safely).
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Old 01-18-2010, 12:25 PM   #4
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What is BLO?
Boiled Linseed Oil..

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