Putty softened by any other oil than linseed?

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#226402 5-Jan-2018 16:49

I ask the question because I have some putty that, while flexible, is a tad dry.

And I'm too tight to:

a) Buy a new pot of putty

b) Buy a bottle of linseed oil

How about Canola? Olive? Engine oil?

Please share your experience :-)

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#1931110 6-Jan-2018 04:54

It seems that with massage oil, the opposite sex often become like putty in your hands - so I’d be tempted to give that a go.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#1931131 6-Jan-2018 08:34

Yes, I can understand how that could happen, madam.

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#1931219 6-Jan-2018 12:47

I've thinned pure Linseed oil with Mineral Turps before. Maybe try working some into a bit and see if it softens.

But I've noticed when putty 'cures' it's from the surface in.
I think the Linseed oil component has some type of irreversible oxidative reaction that sets it permanently..

Over many years it hardens all the way through, gets brittle, finally cracking & pulling away from the glass and wood.
If yours has already started that process - maybe spring for some fresh stuff?