Anyone familiar with oil paints?

Question

It's 15 degrees below zero, snowing and icy enough to slip. I decided to artsy up an old book case because I need a place for school books... While I do have black spray paint I decided the weather was too horrible to stand in the snow spraying for a good ten minutes.. sooo.. I did something amazingly stupid... I used black oil paint (for canvas') to cover the book case. The book case is made of the same material as most cheap office furniture that comes in a box and you have to assemble.. you know ply wood with a paper covering. Now the oil paint has been on for about an hour and is still rubbing off with even the slightest touch. My question is.... How long, if at all, with it take before the oil paint is dry and the bookcase is ready to use?
The bookcase is small and more for decorative use and I've given it a fabric lining which means I don't care if the paint isn't very durable. I just want to be able sit it on the floor without a big black ring. Thank you so much!

Answer 1

First off, please stop repeating yourself.

Most likely the paint you used will take a long time to dry, and probably won't stick even then. The surface you describe is most likely melamine or particleboard with a cheap veneer; neither is really meant to be painted. My recommendation; wipe off as much paint as possible with paper towels or whatever is handy. If possible, get the remainder off with paint remover. Sit the shelf on a few layers of newspaper to keep it from marking the floor. You'll probably have to wait a couple days for it to dry completely, at which point you can think of refinishing with something more appropriate. Depending on how much of the original you got off, you may have to settle for acrylic paint, but whatever you use *please* make sure it's suitable for that surface.

Next time, try the following mantra: It doesn't have to get done tonight; the weather will get better; I have time to plan this out. You may save yourself much stress.

Oh, and putting the oily rags near the radiator might not be a good idea either...

Answer 2

Oil paints are extremely versatile. They can be used thickly in impasto or extremely thinly in glazes; they can be opaque or transparent. Here are a few tips to help you get the most from your oils. Before using oil paint, it is important to know what it is. Oil paint is a mixture of pigment and linseed oil; therefore it should never come in contact with water, which will ruin your paint. It truly depends on what you want your final product to look like. Remember: in art rules are sometimes meant to be broken, prepping the surface is merely the traditional way to begin an oil painting.

Answer 3

Oil paint takes "days" to cure and even then it has to be topcoated with a laquer of some kind. I would do as the other poster suggested and wipe it off and start over with a nice acrylic or something. "Wash" the piece off with paint thinner.

Answer 4

I am a artist and oil paints are for canvas..you need to get craft paint to paint on wood..its called latex...they come in small bottles and can be purchased at Walmart in the crafts dept.

Answer 5

well firstly you should have used an oil based or plastics based primer cuz the paint will draw out the resin from plywood or fiber board.why its not drying tho is odd,unless the wood was wet or your house is extremely humid it should start to tack up in 10 minits.dry to touch in 2 hours.give or take.

oh,ART type paint?you know,some paints need an activatore mixed in,they dont dry,they cure.dunno.ok nevermind,heh heh.

Answer 6

well guess what sry for the bad news but oil paint takes ages to dry it can tke from a week to 3 weex.........but try using a hair dryer for a while everyday...........it will dry soon

Answer 7

that's a vicious, wicked rumour!