Description
Gamblin Galkyd 250ml.
Galkyd thins oil colours and increases transparency and gloss. When used in greater proportions with oil colour, Galkyd will level brush-strokes, creating an enamel-like surface. Galkyd is our fastest-drying painting medium. Thin layers will be touch-dry in approximately 24 hours.
Galkyd contains Gamsol. The main difference between Galkyd vs. Galkyd Lite is that Galkyd contains less Gamsol, making it a thicker fluid consistency. You can dilute Galkyd with additional Gamsol, this is recommended for underpainting and fluid washes.
Important Shelf Life Tip
Store medium bottle UPSIDE-DOWN to prevent skinning over, congealing and solidification of this medium.
Alkyd resin dries first by solvent evaporation, then by oxidation. The introduction of air space into a newly opened bottle permits some solvent evaporation and drying – even with the cap tightly secured. As the medium is used over time, the air space in the bottle gets larger causing the remaining medium to dry out more quickly. Upside-down storage has shown that storage upside down creates the best vapor lock limiting air flow in and solvent evaporation out.
