Anyone familiar with oil paints?

It's 15 degrees below zero, snowing and icy enough to slip. I decided to artsy up an old book case because I need a place for school books... While I do have black spray paint I decided the weather was too horrible to stand in the snow spraying for a good ten minutes.. sooo.. I did something amazingly stupid... I used black oil paint (for canvas') to cover the book case. The book case is made of the same material as most cheap office furniture that comes in a box and you have to assemble.. you know ply wood with a paper covering. Now the oil paint has been on for about an hour and is still rubbing off with even the slightest touch. My question is.... How long, if at all, with it take before the oil paint is dry and the bookcase is ready to use?


The bookcase is small and more for decorative use and I've given it a fabric lining which means I don't care if the paint isn't very durable. I just want to be able sit it on the floor without a big black ring. Thank you so much!Anyone familiar with oil paints?
OMG!!!!!





Oil paint takes DAYS to dry, WEEKS to dry.... Also there is NOTHING for the oil paint to adhere to.





How did you thin the oil paints when you applied it? If you used odorless thinner this would dry faster, if you used LINSEED then it would take days.





Remember, even odorless thinner has vapors.. DO NOT use the stuff if there is an open flame nearby. EXAMPLE: Water Heater, Furnace, etc. UNLESS you have a window open.





Oil paints if used really thick can take 7 weeks to dry thoroughly, even longer depending on the humidity inside.








Oils dry from the outside in... So it might be dry to the touch, but it will be wet underneath.





Yep, I鈥檓 an ARTIST, I work with the stuff鈥?.








Well, think of it this way鈥?. You will have a great story to tell your children when they get older鈥?.





ROTFLMAOAnyone familiar with oil paints?
well, oil paint can take a day or two to dry, that if its on a canvas, on a book case? I don't know, never done that before, I used oil paints a while ago, and it took a day to dry, and it was hot out, in your case since you mentioned it was cold, it could take longer
i've done so much stupid things with oil paint, it will dry up soon, depending on how thick the paint is. just be patient..goodluck!
In winter, it's going to take days to dry - if at all - that furniture veneer may not be porous enough to absorb enough oil to dry it completely, and even if it does, it will flake constantly. The only thing I can suggest is that you go to an art supply store and get a fixative spray - dries clear and seals the paint.





Your only alternative if that doesn't do the trick is to get busy with a scraper, remove it, and start over, I'm afraid.