High ratio of oil to resin in a medium. (1) Long oil alkyd – an alkyd resin containing more than 60% of oil as a modifying agent. (2) Long oil varnish – an oleoresinous varnish, other than alkyd, containing more than 25 gal of oil per 100 lb of resin. A long oil varnish is usually slower drying, tougher and more elastic than a short oil varnish. See also Short Oil Varnish and Medium Oil Varnish.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Long Oil. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_7010
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