I want to show how I reanimated the old oil paint for later use. I was interested to restore paint, because now it is a rarity. Paint age about 50 years. I do not want to leave paint as a museum piece and I plan to use it for its intended purpose.
Breaking the tubes of paint, I was surprised - the paint was still a bit soft, like cool clay.
I chopped the paint into pieces and left it until drying. The paint has dried for several months. During this time, I sometimes broke it into smaller pieces.
When the paint is dry, I crushed it as much as possible and then ground it with mortar pestle. It was not easy to do.
I mixed the dry pigment of the paint with linseed oil and ground it with mortar pestle.
The paint came to life.
Brilliant!
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