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using oils for darkening tile

updated sat 14 mar 98

 

Jennifer Tripp on thu 12 mar 98

Does anyone have any suggestion on a wax or an oil to darken clay??
I have some terra cotta tiles that I want to darken. I have tried
Linseed oil and paste wax.

Jennifer (just a college senior)

MGibb21521 on fri 13 mar 98

Jennifer

I happened to catch a "This olde house" once and they were sealing terra cotta
floor tiles using used motor oil. It gave the tiles a beautiful, leathery
look. All they did was wipe in on / in with a rag.

Hope this helps

Marie Gibbons
Arvada, CO
My iris are about 4 inches tall now!! Spring is on the way

DIANA PANCIOLI, ASSOC. PROF. on fri 13 mar 98

Tung Oil is a hard finish oil.

Diana EMU

On Thu, 12 Mar 1998, Jennifer Tripp wrote:

> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Does anyone have any suggestion on a wax or an oil to darken clay??
> I have some terra cotta tiles that I want to darken. I have tried
> Linseed oil and paste wax.
>
> Jennifer (just a college senior)
>

Leslie McPherson on fri 13 mar 98

Jennifer....

Try good ole car oil...

leslie