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That depends on the amount of oil in the underlaying paint. Gloss varnish is water based, nontoxic, selfleveling and is an over varnish for acrylic painting. For fine art usage picture varnishes should be removable so that paintings can be cleaned in the future. Dries to a soft matte, satin or high gloss varnish. Most paintings must be allowed to dry for at least 612 months before a final varnish is applied. The retouching varnish allows the oil painting to dry and at the same time give the oil painting a. View our range of products in art spectrum oil mediums.
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