Our Linseed Oil Putty is handmade from cold-pressed raw linseed oil and chalk. The putty is used for puttying windows and for filling in cracks and holes in wood. Putty should be regarded as perishable goods. It is best stored somewhere cool away from heat sources, although it can be kept for up to one year in a sealed container and longer still if deep-frozen.

If the putty becomes hard it can be warmed gently in the microwave to make it more pliable. Please follow the instructions carefully remembering that it contains oil and will cause severe burns if overheated.

Open the container and remove the disc protecting the putty, pour into a separate container, the excess oil sitting on the surface of the tub and reserve for later. Remove putty from the container and cut/break into four pieces. Heat two pieces at a time for ten seconds - test carefully. You may heat the putty for a further ten seconds in five-second intervals, if necessary. Knead the putty until smooth on a cold surface. The microwave may dry the putty slightly. This can be remedied by adding a teaspoon of the reserved linseed oil when kneading the product. Excess putty should be put back into its original container with the disc replaced and the remaining extra oil poured back in on top.

If the putty is too oily it can be wrapped in hessian sacking or newspaper and left to dry for a while before being used. Please dispose of any paper and cloths used for this purpose carefully in an outside bin after they have been saturated with water to prevent spontaneous combustion.

Our linseed putty can be dyed by adding pigments during the kneading process; again this may require the addition of a little of the reserved linseed oil.

To prevent the linseed oil in the putty from being absorbed by the wood we recommend that a coat of our Shellac be applied to the rebates prior to puttying. This stops the putty from drying too quickly and cracking.

Old hard putty can be removed easily and safely using a putty lamp.

Cracked front puttys can be temporarily sealed by adding a few drops of turpentine to some fresh putty and applying this with a brush over the top of the cracks. Dry off with paper after about fifteen minutes. This surface can then be painted immediately.

Available in 2kgs tubs - based on average rebates one tub of putty will cover approximately 9 linear yards for glazing.

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White

Old White
Barley White

Buttermilk

Parchment

Sea Mist

Lichen

Wild Sage
Spruce Green
Holkham Green
Custard

Antique Gold

Ice Blue
Linseed Blue
Midnight Blue

Iron Primer
Brick Red

Chocolate

Houghton Brown
Black

Some colour reproduction on this website may not exactly match the actual colour of the paint.

HOLKHAM
LINSEED PAINTS
The Clock Tower
Longlands
Holkham
Wells-Next-The-Sea
Norfolk
NR23 1RU

Tel: (01328) 711348
Fax: (01328) 710368